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U.S. counties with two county seats.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:19 pm
(Louisiana parishes can sit this one out. I didn’t see any parishes mentioned.)
I’ll limit it to the South for ease.
Coffee County, Alabama
St. Claire County, Alabama
Arkansas County, Arkansas
Carroll County, Arkansas
Clay County, Arkansas
Craighead County, Arkansas
Franklin County, Arkansas
Logan County, Arkansas
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Prairie County, Arkansas
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Yell County, Arkansas
Columbia County, Georgia
Campbell County, Kentucky
Kenton County, Kentucky
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Carroll County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Harrison County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi
Jasper County, Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi
Panola County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Jackson County, Missouri
I’ll limit it to the South for ease.
Coffee County, Alabama
St. Claire County, Alabama
Arkansas County, Arkansas
Carroll County, Arkansas
Clay County, Arkansas
Craighead County, Arkansas
Franklin County, Arkansas
Logan County, Arkansas
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Prairie County, Arkansas
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Yell County, Arkansas
Columbia County, Georgia
Campbell County, Kentucky
Kenton County, Kentucky
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Carroll County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Harrison County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi
Jasper County, Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi
Panola County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Jackson County, Missouri
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:21 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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St. Claire County, Alabama
This one has two because there's a pretty steep mountain pass that bisects the county from east to west, and years ago it was a difficult route to take for citizens.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:24 pm to The Spleen
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This one has two because there's a pretty steep mountain pass that bisects the county from east to west, and years ago it was a difficult route to take for citizens
So, they just do it for ease of travel? How do you know which courthouse you need to go to?
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:29 pm to UndercoverBryologist
2 seats? Everyone else must be pretty tired from just standing all the time...
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:34 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Why is the dirty south represented so much?
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:36 pm to crewdepoo
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Why is the dirty south represented so much?
Why are Arkansas and Mississippi represented so much?
They had counties with natural obstacles obstructing the path to one county seat, so instead of splitting the county in two, they just gave one county two seats.
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:36 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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So, they just do it for ease of travel?
That's why it was that way originally years and years ago. No idea why it is still that way.
I think the 2 courthouses handle specific things, but citizen services are available at both. I don't live in that county so not 100% sure on that though. The two seats(Pell City and Ashville) are only 15-20 minutes apart.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:43 pm to The Spleen
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Coffee County, Alabama
This isn't correct.
Coffee County has one county seat. The first county seat was in Wellborn. After the courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1851, the county seat was moved to Elba.
There may be some County Government buildings in the larger city of Enterprise, but Elba is the county seat.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:47 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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(Louisiana parishes can sit this one out. I didn’t see any parishes mentioned.)
Plaquemines sort of does.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:50 pm to Y.A. Tittle
St John too
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:51 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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I didn’t see any parishes mentioned
well searches are funny like that, maybe if you searched for "parishes" then maybe you could find some
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:53 pm to skidry
And Ascension.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:54 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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And Ascension
I’m literally seeing nothing on the parishes mentioned. Is the split parish-seats of these respective parishes only a known fact to the locals there?
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:55 pm to Y.A. Tittle
The Jefferson Parish Courthouse is in Gretna but the Parish President's office is in Harahan.
Not officially two seats, but this isn't that uncommon in Parishes split by the river.
Not officially two seats, but this isn't that uncommon in Parishes split by the river.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Campbell County is directly across the river from Cincinnati. Apparently Newport used to be the county seat waaaaay back when, Kenton County was formed from part of Campbell County, and they moved the seat to Alexandria. At some point Newport raised enough hell about getting their county seat status back and the courts just granted them dual status. ??
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:57 pm to NewBR
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the Parish President's office is in Harahan.
Nope. That’s unincorporated JP.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:02 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I think you are right, but I've seen Harahan used for the Yenni Building.
Probably by people from Harahan.
Probably by people from Harahan.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:02 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Campbell County is an example of bitchiness vs. logic. Alexandria is in the center of the county and the logical seat. Newport is in the most populus part of the county, extreme north across the river from Cincinnati, and the residents bitched that they should have special status. It was given to them to shut them up n 2010.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:04 pm to NewBR
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Probably by people from Harahan.
Probably the ones still not telling folks they “live in River Ridge.”
Posted on 5/3/21 at 1:07 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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And Ascension.
Right. Ascension has, for example, functioning courthouses in both Donaldsonville and Gonzales (plus other duplication). So depending on what is the definition of having two seats, I think Ascension qualifies.
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