Mississippi § 19-1-53 - Humphreys County.

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§ 19-1-53. Humphreys County.

Humphreys County is bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Sunflower River with the township line between townships sixteen and seventeen; thence in a southerly direction with the meanders of Sunflower River and along its center line to its intersection with the township line between townships fourteen and fifteen; thence east along said line to the northeast corner of township fourteen, north, range five, west; thence south along the east boundary lines of township fourteen, north, range five, west and township thirteen, north, range five, west, to the southwest corner of township thirteen, north, range four, west; thence east along the south boundary line of township thirteen, north, range four, west, and township thirteen, north, range three, west to the southeast corner of township thirteen, north, range three, west; thence north along the east line of said township thirteen, north, range three, west, to the northeast corner of the same; thence east along the south line of township fourteen, north, range two, west, to the southwest corner of section thirty-six, township fourteen, north, range two, west; thence north along the line between sections thirty-five and thirty-six, township fourteen, north, range two, west, to the center line of the Yazoo River; thence in a northwesterly direction with the meanders of the Yazoo River and along its center line to its intersection with the center line of Tchula Lake; thence with the meanders of Tchula Lake and along its center line to its intersection with the line between sections nineteen and twenty, township fifteen, north, range one, west; thence north along the section lines to the center line of the Yazoo River; thence in a southwesterly direction with the meanders of the Yazoo River and along its center line to the Choctaw boundary line; thence in a northwestly direction along the Choctaw boundary line to its intersection with the east line of township sixteen, north, range three, west; thence north along said township line and along the east line of township seventeen, north, range three, west, to the northeast corner of section thirteen, township seventeen, north, range three, west; thence west along the section lines to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township seventeen, north, range three, west; thence south along the west boundary line of township seventeen, north, range three, west to the township line between townships sixteen and seventeen; thence west along said boundary line to the point of beginning. Said description above embraces portions of Washington, Yazoo, Holmes, Sharkey and Sunflower Counties. The county site is Belzoni.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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