COUNTIES. 



APPLING. 



Boundaries. — Bounded N. by the Alatamaha, which sepa- 

 rates it from Montgomery and Tattnall; N E. by a part of 

 Liberty, E. by Wayne, S. by Ware, and W. by Irwin and 

 Telfair. Laid out in 1818. Part added to Telfair in 1819, 

 to Ware in 1824, and to Telfair in 1825. Medium length 55 

 miles, breadth 35, square miles 1925. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The head waters of the Great and Little 

 St. Ilia are in this county. The creeks are. Ten-mile creek. 

 Five-mile creek, Big Goose, Little Goose, Dougherty's, Car- 

 ter's, and others. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — Appling is sparsely 

 inhabited. In 1845, the population was 2033 whites, 357 blacks; 

 total, 2390. Amount of tax for 1848, i674 74. Sends one 

 representative to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Holmesville, Willis's Store. 



Towns. — Holmesville is the county site, having a court- 

 house and one or two st(*res. Population about 20. Distant 

 from Milledgeville 115 miles, and 45 miles from Jacksonville. It 

 is a healthy place. Made the county site in 1828. 



Town Bluff, a small place on the Alatamaha. 



Face of the Country, Soil, Productions. — The face of 

 the country is level. The soil is generally poor. The produc- 

 tions are cotton, sugar cane, corn, and rice, and the average 

 products are about the same as in the adjacent counties 

 Quantities of lumber are sent to the Savannah market. 



