TUSCALOOSA, county of Alabama, hounded W. by Pickens, N.W. by Lafayette, N.E. by Jeffer son, E. and S.E. by Bibb, S. by Perry, and S.W. by Greene. Greatest length from east to west, 54 miles, and the area being about 1400 square miles, the mean breadth must be 26 nearly. It extends in Lat. from 52' to 33° 28' N., and in Lon. from 10° 10' to 02' W. from W.C.
The declivity of this very large and important county is to the southwestward, and in that direc tion the Tuscaloosa traverses it by a very circuitous channel, dividing it into two not very unequal sec tions. The northwestern part is also traversed by Sipsey river, flowing also to the southwestward. The southeastern border on Bibb, follows the di viding ridge between tributary fountains of Tusca loosa and Sipsey rivers. The surface is rolling rather than abruptly hilly. Much of the soil ex cellent. Excluding the Creek territory east of Coosa river, Tuscaloosa county is not far from central, regarding the extremes either of north or south or of east and west.
Though a wilderness at the termination of the last war with Great Britain, this new county con tained, in 1820, a population of 8229.
By the post-office list of 1831, 'l'uscaloosa, be side the capital of the same name, had offices at Buck's store, Carthage, and Ilalbert's.
Tuscaloosa, the seat of justice, and of the gov ernment of the state of Alabama, is situated on the left bank of Tuscaloosa river, and very near the centre of the county. According to a table pub lished in the post-office list, 1831, this stale capital is, by the nearest mail route, 994 miles from Phila delphia, and 560 from Charleston in South Caro lina. By a calculation on Mercator's principles, it bears S. W. from W.C.; distance 720 statute miles; the given post distance between those places is 858 miles. N. Lat. of Tuscaloosa 33° 12', Lon. 10° 43' W. from W.C. DARBY.