Washington County, AL

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Alabama, with Tombigbee river on the east. Area, 840 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Old Washington. Pop. in 1830, 3,478; in 1840, 5,300; in 1850, 2,713. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Alabama

Washington County, Alabama (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Alabama, with Tombigbee river on the east. Area, 840 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Old Washington. Pop. in 1830, 3,478; in 1840, 5,300; in 1850, 2,713.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
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