Frederick County, MD

Headnote
FREDERICK COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland with Potomac river on the southwest. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country moderatley even, inclined toward the south. Soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Fredericktown. Pop. in 1810, 34,437; in 1820, 40450; in 1830, 45,793; in 1840, 36,405; in 1850, 40,987. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Frederick County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FREDERICK COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland with Potomac river on the southwest. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country moderatley even, inclined toward the south. Soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Fredericktown. Pop. in 1810, 34,437; in 1820, 40450; in 1830, 45,793; in 1840, 36,405; in 1850, 40,987.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 130.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Emmitsburg, MD City or Town
Frederick, MD City or Town
Middletown, MD City or Town
Newmarket, MD City or Town
Point of Rocks, MD City or Town
Unionville, MD City or Town
Walkersville, MD City or Town
Date Title
Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Alleged Kidnapping,” June 22, 1859
New York Herald, “The Slave Population in the Vicinity of the Outbreak,” October 23, 1859
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