Randolph County, NC

Headnote
RANDOLPH COUNTY, situated in the central part of North Carolina. Area, 900 square miles. Face of country, hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Ashborough. Pop. in 1810, 10,112; in 1820, 11,325; in 1830, 12,400; in 1840, 12,875; in 1850, 15,832. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
RANDOLPH COUNTY, situated in the central part of North Carolina. Area, 900 square miles. Face of country, hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Ashborough. Pop. in 1810, 10,112; in 1820, 11,325; in 1830, 12,400; in 1840, 12,875; in 1850, 15,832.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 304.
Date Type
- Daniel Worth convicted of selling Helper's inflammatory anti-slavery book in North Carolina Slavery/Abolition
Name Type
Asheboro, NC City or Town
Date Title
Ripley (OH) Bee, “Fugitives from Oppression,” June 20, 1861
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