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Livingston
The town of Livingston was the early seat of justice of Madison
County, and was at one time the most
important town in the county. It is still a post office and is situated about fifteen
miles southwest
of Canton. Among the wealthy planters of that community were B. Ricks, John Johnson, Hudnell, John Lowe,
N. Hinton, and John Simmons. It was the trade center of a large number of plantations before the War
Between the States. Its
acts of incorporation by the Legislature bear the following
dates: 1836; May,
1837; 1848.
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Footnotes: Source: The Mississippi Historical
Commission Publications, Volume V, Edited by Franklin L. Riley,
This page was last updated Monday, 18-Apr-2016 19:05:08 EDT.
After the removal of the court house to Canton, Livingston began
to decay and today only three dwellings
and a church are left to mark the site of this once prosperous town.
54. The sketches of the towns of Madison County
are largely based upon information received from Col. W. G.
Kearney, of Flora, Mississippi, and Robert
Bowman, Esq., of
Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Secretary, 1902.
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