As of that 1818 date, here is the map of Alabama: http://members.aol.com/JORDANJM2/1818AL.html Richard Brock Terry Jackson wrote: >The Historical Marker at the courthouse lists Blount as a County Older >than the State. > >Alabama Legislature >House Journal >2-6-1818 > >http://www.legislature.state.al.us./misc/history/acts_and_journals/House_Journal_1818_Jan-Feb/Page17_Feb_6.html > >A message from his excellency the Governor by Mr. Noble, his private >Secretary. > >Mr. Speaker, > >I an directed by his Excellency to inform you, that he has this day >approved and signed the following acts, viz. > >"An act to establish the Western and Southern boundaries of Madison >county, and to establish the counties of Limestone and Lauderdale;" > >"An act to establish the counties of Cotaco, Lawrence and Franklin", and > >"An act to establish the counties of Blount, Tuscaloosa and Marengo"; >and then he withdrew. > >Ordered that the clerk inform the Council thereof. > > > > > > > > >Carl & Martha Thomas wrote: > > > >>At 10:32 AM 10/29/2006, you wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>Since Jefferson Co. was formed from Blount Co., >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Are you sure ? The following is copied from the web site of the >>Alabama Department of Archives and History. Since Alabama became a >>state in late 1819, Jefferson County seems to have been formed at the >>same time. >> >>It's possible, of course, there there were other "county >>arrangements" before 1819, when Alabama was still part of the >>Mississippi Territory. Does anyone have info about that ? >> >>Carl in Knoxville, Tennessee >> >> >> >> >> >>>Jefferson County was created by the Alabama legislature on 1819 Dec. >>>13. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. The county is located >>>in the north-central portion of the state, on the southern extension >>>of the Appalachians, in the center of the iron, coal and limestone >>>belt of the South. Jefferson County is bordered by Blount, Bibb, St. >>>Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties. It encompasses 1,119 >>>square miles. The county seat was at Carrollsville from 1819-21, at >>>Elyton from 1821-73, and since 1873 has been at Birmingham, which >>>was named for England's iron and steel center in Warwickshire. Other >>>towns and communities include Bessemer, Homewood, >>><http://www.hueytown.com/>Hueytown, Mountain Brook, Hoover, >>>Fultondale, Trussville, and Warrior. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- R. W. Brock