Molino is now in Union County. Union County: Square miles: 417 1996 Population: 22,875 County Seat: New Albany Union County was named "to express the now existing sentiment between the States". Union Parish, Louisiana, and counties in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, in the South; and in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Oregon and South Dakota also were named for the Union. New Albany originally was called New Alibano or New Albino, pronounced with the accent on the first syllable, taking its name from the nearby ancient Chickasaw village of Alibano, the name of which may have meant "lofty mountain". Formed under Third Constitution (1869-1890), July 7, 1870, Union County was established by an act of July 7, 1870, from parts of Tippah, Pontotoc and Lee counties. In the Flatwoods and Pontotoc Ridge soil areas of northeast part of state. Molino (Keownville) Molino Post Office (historical) (Keownville) - changed from "Claysville" to Molino in 1875. The office was discontinued Nov. 30, 1909. Upon closure, Molino's mail was distributed from New Albany. Molino, Mississippi, United States [Place] is in Union County; location is 34?34'31"N 88?53'33"W -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] 1870 Tippah Co. location question Dear list members, I looked through my atlas and could not find what I was looking for. In an 1870 census for Tippah Co. a family I was looking for was listed at "Molino Post Office" in the Southern District. Can anyone tell me where Molino was or what it might have been renamed? I would appreciate help. Thanks in advance, Harriet ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237