MSGHN State Director: Everette Carr
MSGHN Asst. State Director: Tammy Howard-Westmoreland
MSGHN State Webmaster: Bill White
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Carroll County is located in the Delta Region of Mississippi. It was organized by the Mississippi legislature on December 23, 1833 from land ceded by the Choctaw Indians under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 1830. Carroll County is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is the setting for the Porter Wagoner song "The Carroll County Accident".

The county seats are Carrollton and Vaiden. Other Carroll County communities include: North Carrollton, Avalon, Black Hawk, Coila, McCarley, and Teoc. In it's first census in 1840 there were 10,481 residents listed. In the last federal census in 2000 the population was 10,769.

 



Carroll County MSGHN is looking for a volunteer to serve as County Director!
Some knowledge of creating websites is recommended.
A love for genealogy, history, and volunteer work is a must.
If you are interested in joining a group of caring and respectful volunteers,
contact Everette Carr, State Director for more information.

If you have Carroll County information to share with researchers contact Everette Carr , Temporary Caretaker for Carroll County MSGHN.

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