Salem County, NJ

Headnote
SALEM COUNTY, situated at the southwesterly corner of New Jersey, with Delaware bay and Delaware river on the southwest and northwest. Area, 320 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, sandy but productive. Seat of justice, Salem. Pop. in 1810, 12,761; in 1820, 14,022; in 1830, 14,155; in 1840, 16,024; in 1850, 19,467. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

Salem County, New Jersey (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SALEM COUNTY, situated at the southwesterly corner of New Jersey, with Delaware bay and Delaware river on the southwest and northwest. Area, 320 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, sandy but productive. Seat of justice, Salem. Pop. in 1810, 12,761; in 1820, 14,022; in 1830, 14,155; in 1840, 16,024; in 1850, 19,467.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 321.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Salem, NJ City or Town
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