| Autauga County was created by the legislature on 1818 November
21. The county was named for Autauga Creek, which runs through it.
It was formed from Montgomery County; by Act of 1820 December 13, the
boundaries in the north and northwest were enlarged; on 1827 January 12
the line between Autauga and Shelby counties was more definitely
fixed. In 1866 part of its territory was taken to establish the new
county of Elmore. In 1868 another portion of the county was taken to
establish Baker, later known as Chilton County. The word "Autauga"
comes from the Indian village Atagi, located on the Alabama River at the
mouth of Autauga Creek.
Autauga County is located in the central part of the state, wholly
within the coastal plain. It is bounded on the north by Chilton Co., south
by Lowndes Co., east by Elmore Co. and Montgomery Co., and west by Dallas
Co. It comprises 597 square miles. The first county seat was established
at Washington, on the site of the Indian village of Atagi, in 1819. In
1830 the county seat was moved to Kingston. In 1868 the legislature
removed the county seat to Prattville, which was named after cotton gin
manufacturer Daniel Pratt.
-from the Alabama Department of
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