Haywood County, NC

Headnote
HAYWOOD COUNTY, situated on the northwesterly boundary of North Carolina. Area, 1,200 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally sterile, but near the streams, rich. Seat of justice, Waynesville. Pop. in 1810, 2,780; in 1820, 4,073; in 1830, 4,578; in 1840, 4,975; in 1850, 7,074. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Haywood County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HAYWOOD COUNTY, situated on the northwesterly boundary of North Carolina. Area, 1,200 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally sterile, but near the streams, rich. Seat of justice, Waynesville. Pop. in 1810, 2,780; in 1820, 4,073; in 1830, 4,578; in 1840, 4,975; in 1850, 7,074.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 153.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Waynesville, NC City or Town
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