Clark County, IN

Headnote

CLARKE (sic) COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Indiana, on the northwest side of Ohio river. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Charleston. Pop. in 1820, 8,079; in 1830, 10,686; in 1840, 14,595, in 1850, 15,828. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Clark County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CLARKE COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Indiana, on the northwest side of Ohio river. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Charleston. Pop. in 1820, 8,079; in 1830, 10,686; in 1840, 14,595, in 1850, 15,828.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 83.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Charlestown, IN City or Town
Memphis, IN City or Town
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