Knox County, TN

KNOX COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 864 square miles. Face of the country mountainous; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1810, 10,171; in 1820, 13,034; in 1830, 14,498; in 1840, 15,485; in 1850, 18,775. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Knox County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
KNOX COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 864 square miles. Face of the country mountainous; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1810, 10,171; in 1820, 13,034; in 1830, 14,498; in 1840, 15,485; in 1850, 18,775.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 181.
Name Type
Knoxville, TN City or Town
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