{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-19-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 19-1-9","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 19-1-9","body":"Benton County is bounded by beginning at a point on the boundary between the States of Mississippi and Tennessee where it is intersected by the line between ranges one and two, west; thence south on section lines to the southwest corner of section six, township three, range one, west; thence due east on section lines to the southeast corner of section four, township three, range one, west; thence due south on section lines to the southwest corner of section three, township six, range one, west; thence east to the basis meridian; thence north on said meridian line to the line between townships five and six; thence due east on said township line to the southeast corner of section thirty-three, in township five, range two, east; thence due north on section lines to the southeast corner of section sixteen, in township three, range two, east; thence due east on section lines to the southeast corner of section thirteen, township three, range two, east; thence due north on range line between ranges two and three to the southeast corner of township two, range two, east; thence due east on township lines to the southeast corner of section thirty-one, township two, range three, east; thence due north on section lines to the Tennessee state line; thence due west on said state line to the beginning. The county site is Ashland.","path":["MS Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"e4631f45c4afdf66d1cc1c2ce21d9e6d039b5c3c5c29639c7eeb7dc16f075d54","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-19-1-89","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-19-1-91"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}