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 > > > > >