Christian County, KY

Headnote

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Kentucky. Area, 612 square miles. Seat of justice, Hopkinsville. Pop. in 1820, 10,459; in 1830, 12,694; in 1840, 15,587; in 1850, 9,580. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Christian County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Kentucky. Area, 612 square miles. Seat of justice, Hopkinsville. Pop. in 1820, 10,459; in 1830, 12,694; in 1840, 15,587; in 1850, 9,580.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 80.
Date Type
In Kentucky, Lt-Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest makes his first cavalry reconnaissance of the war Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Hopkinsville, KY City or Town
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