HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY ALABAMA by John Simpson Graham

History of Clarke County Alabama by John Simpson Graham, Editied by Terry W. Platt

Clarke County is situated between the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, extending from the cut-off on the south, north to the north boundary line of the south third of Township 12, a distance of about 65 miles. The county has an area of about 1,200 square miles, or 768,000 square acres, and has a population of between 31,000 and 32,000.