The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23
BROOKHAvEN, MISS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1854
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Her Natural Advantages, Resour-
ces, Growth, Population, Pro-
ducts, Etc.
A FINE SHOWING.


proved April 7th, 1870. and though
there have been several acts passed
since affecting its boundaries, it,
area has not materially been alter
ed. 1t was formed of parts of the
counties of Lawrence, Copiah, Pike,
Amite and Franklin as they exist.
ed previous to that time, the first
named contributing about one
half Of the territory to the new
county.
THE NAME LINCOLN
vas proposed by those who were
instrumental in causing the passage
of the bill creating the county-not
80 much from love of, or admiration
for the late lamented' President
as from an IDEA that their scheme
would thereby be promoted before
the Legislature, then composed
largely of negroes and carpet bag
gers. Propositions have been occa-
sionally made to change the name,
but now that the passions of the
war are over our population find so
much in "honest old Abe" TO ad-
mire that they are at least content.
and sach suggestions have met with
no hearty response.
BOUNDARIES AND AREA.
The southern boundary Of the
county is parallel with and just "a
miles north of the 3lst degree of
latitude, the line separating Missis-
sippi from East Louisiana. It's
northern boundary, save the notch"
cut into the county SO as to retain
the town of Wesson in Copiah, As
shown on the map Of the State, is
parallel with the southern boundary
and just "a miles north of it. The
main ridge separating the waters
that flow into the Mississippi from
those that seek Pearl river extends
nearly centrally through the coun-
tv. The breadth from east to west is
% miles, save that miles square is
added to the north west, thus making
The northern boundary and a strip
six miles south of it extend east
and west % miles. The county
is bounded by those from
which it was formed and also by
the county of Jefferson. It's area is
593 square miles, and it is compare
lively small county, being about
ne third smaller than either Pike
or Copiah, between which it lies.
THE POPULATION
in 1870 was TO-, lS+, of which 6,022
were whites, and 4,l62 colored. In
1880 the whites numbered 1901 |
the colorcd 5,S42; total 13,547. 1t
will thus be seen that the percent
age of increase in the decade as a !
whole was 1868, over 33 per cent.
The whites increased in the ten
years 80 per cent. aud the colored
more; bat this is not
true. The census of colored people
in 1870 was defective. Quite an ex
odus of colored people from the
county occurred Ia 1877 SO. most
of them going to the Yazoo delta.
Lincoln is now a white mans coun-
ty, and is rapidly becoming emphat-
lcally so. There has been a large
increase Of population since the last
census, and according to most relia-
BILE estimates, the population is now
about 10000.
1hE OLAllS<AIs DIN
of the county, like other counties OF
the State. are five Supervisors dis
trlcts, commonly called Beats, des-
ignated by numbers. The divis,
ions were not the most happily laid
"ff. Beat One is only six mile,
wide from east to west, and it ex-
tends from COpiah county on the
north TO Pike county on the south.
The Illinois Central Railroad pass
es through the county entirely in
this beat and runs nearly centrally
through it. About one-half Of the
entire population of the county and
the only two towns are in this beat.
Beat Two is, speaking generally. the
northeastern Iart of the county,
Beat Three the southeastern, Beat
Four the Southwestern. and Beat
Five the northwestern. Nearly
one half Of the inhabitants outside
OF Beat live in Beat s.
ToPoeRAPH cALLY CONSIDERED
Lincoln coufly is peculiar. While