Calhoun Alabama

Calhoun County, Alabama is a county of the U. S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John C. Calhoun, famous member of the United States Senate from South Carolina. As of 2000 the population was 112,249. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office strives to keep the community informed about Sex Offenders, Most Wanted, Missing Persons within the county and more. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Anniston.

History

Benton County was established on December 18, 1832, named for Thomas Hart Benton, a member of the United States Senate from Missouri, with its county seat at Jacksonville. Benton, a slaveowner, was a political ally of John C. Calhoun, another slaveholder and a U. S. State archives listing for the county includes brief history and a small map which links to a detailed map. senator from South Carolina. Through the 1820s-1840s, however, Benton's and Calhoun's political interests diverged, with Calhoun increasingly using secession as a weapon to maintain and expand slavery throughout the United States. Benton, on the other hand, was slowly coming to the conclusion that slavery was wrong and that preservation of the union was paramount. On January 29, 1858, Alabama supporters of slavery, objecting to Benton's change of heart, renamed Benton County as Calhoun County. The county seat was moved to Anniston after years of controversy and a State Supreme Court ruling in June 1900.

Geography

According to the U. General Genealogical Records Information on Alabama County Records Research Alabama Ancestor Search: Enter as much information. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,586 km² (612 mi²). 1,576 km² (608 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it (0. 63%) is water.