Franklin County, TN

Headnote
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Tennessee. Area, 840 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1810, 5,730; in 1820, 16,571; in 1830, 15,620; in 1840, 12,033; in 1850, 13,768. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Franklin County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Tennessee. Area, 840 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1810, 5,730; in 1820, 16,571; in 1830, 15,620; in 1840, 12,033; in 1850, 13,768.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 129.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Sewanee, TN City or Town
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