Fairfield County, OH

Headnote
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Ohio. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the country level, interspersed with broken rocky ranges; soil varied. In the northern, alluvial part rich; toward the south, less fertile. Seat of justice, Lancaster. Pop. in 1810, 11,361; in 1820, 16,633; in 1830, 24,788; in 1840, 31,924; in 1850, 30,264. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Lancaster, OH City or Town
    How to Cite This Page: "Fairfield County, OH," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/15936.