Knox County, IN

Headnote
KNOX COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Indiana, with the Wabash on the west, and White river on the southeast. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the country, toward the Wabash, even; in the interior, hilly; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Vincennes. Pop. in 1810, 7,945; in 1820, 5,437; in 1830, 6,557; in 1840, 10,657; in 1850, 11,084. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Knox County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
KNOX COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Indiana, with the Wabash on the west, and White river on the southeast. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the country, toward the Wabash, even; in the interior, hilly; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Vincennes. Pop. in 1810, 7,945; in 1820, 5,437; in 1830, 6,557; in 1840, 10,657; in 1850, 11,084.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 181.
Name Type
Vincennes, IN City or Town
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