Franklin County is bounded by beginning at the northwest corner of township seven, range one, east; thence east with the township line to a point one mile east of the range line between ranges five and six, east; thence south on the section line, one mile from said range line, to the township line between townships four and five; thence west with said township line to the Homochitto River; thence down, with the meanderings of said river, to the basis meridian line; thence north on said meridian line to the beginning. The county site is Meadville.Codes, 1871, § 37; 1880, § 41; 1892, § 365; 1906, § 428; Hemingway's 1917, § 3844; 1930, § 3906; 1942, 3041; Laws, 12/21/1809.
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