The boundary lines of Jackson County are as follows: Beginning at the point where the state line between the State of Florida and the State of Alabama crosses Holmes Creek; thence southerly down the thread of said creek to the section line in the middle of township five north, range fourteen west; thence east on the section line to the northeast corner of section twenty-four, township five north, range thirteen west; thence south on range line between ranges twelve and thirteen west, to the township line between townships four and five north; thence east on said township line to the middle of range twelve west; thence south on the middle of said range to the middle of township two north, range twelve west; thence east on the middle of township two north, to the thread of the Chipola River; thence northerly up the thread of the Chipola River to the northern boundary line of said township two; thence east on the northern boundary line of township two north, to the thread of the Apalachicola River; thence northward up the thread of said river and the Chattahoochee River to the Alabama line; and thence westward along said state line to the place of beginning.