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Hancock County
t above Logtown. In 1807, there was a nt to Amos Burnett for the land on ich *he old Indian village of ca, jla was situated. Ambrose nes received a grant in 1810 located at head of Navigation on the east branch ’earl River and established the village Sainesville. This village was once a y and important lumber mill center, a shipping point for cotton brought by )on from as far away as Columbia, nesville was also at one time the nty seat of Hancock County, here were two Jourdan brothers, Noel John J., each of whom was granted tracts of land. Noel's land was on the rdan River to which he gave his ie. John J. Jourdan's land was on ahoula Creek, a tributary of Jourdan er. One of the most notable land its u-' the Spanish government was ?n 1 tiomas Shields. This grant was I given in 1789 to Constantio Tardil, it was not occupied and cultivated by , so his claim was invalidated. The
I	year, 1790, Shields got possession of land, but did not occupy it until 1800. ; grant on the shore of Bay St. Louis called Shieldsboro, by which the city >ay St. Louis and the former port of
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approximately one-fourth of the area. On February 5, 1841, that portion of Hancock County lying east of the line between ranges 13 and 14 west, was embodied in the county of Harrison; then on January 6, 1916, most of the northern half of Harrison County was taken to form the new county of Stone. On February 22, 1890, that portion of Hancock County lying north of the line between townships 4 and 5 south, and extending from the middle of Pearl River east to the line between ranges 13 and 14 west, was taken to form the new county of Pearl River. Still later, a larger portion of the northwestern part of the county was annexed to Pearl River County leaving the present size of Hancock County at approximately 485 miles.
Hancock County was slowly settled as
the Census of 1820 showed a population of
only 1, 594 people. However, records of
early Spanish land grants, as previously
mentioned, show that villages had been
established at Logtown, Napoleon, Nizan
Landing, Pearlington, Gainesville, and
Bayou La Croix. The Census of 1840
showed a population of 3,367, then
Harrison County was formed in 1841. Yet,
the area began to be settled at a much f 3C.' ' ■ ' - ~------------------------!./_
In 1867, the State Legislature authorized an election to determine the county seat of Hancock County. It is very evident that intense rivalry existed between several towns. The election was accordingly held on March 18, 1867; and at a special meeting of the Board of Police (now known as Board of Supervisors) immediately following the election, the Board held that Gainesville had received the highest number of votes and ordered that Gainesville be declared the county seat of justice. However, court
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