Paulding, Jaspar County, Mississippi, 1891
Paulding, the county seat of Jasper County, has a population of two hundred
and thirty. It is situated a little east of the center of the county and has no
railway communication. It has a good country trade, however, and is the center
of a considerable business.
It was in Jasper County that Dr. J. N. Waddell, who afterward became chancellor
of the University of Mississippi and later of the Southwestern University at
Clarksville, Tenn., began his career as a teacher. The Clarion Ledger was first
edited here under the name of the Eastern Clarion.
Garlandsville, Heidelburg, Lake Como and Vosburg are other towns in this county.
Back to: Mississippi Counties, Cities and Towns, 1891
Source: Biographical and Historical Memories of Mississippi, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1891
