Wayne County, PA

Headnote
WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of Pennsylvania, with Delaware river on the northest. Area, 648 square miles. Face of country broken; soil, poor. Seat of justice, Honesdale. Pop. in 1810, 4,125; in 1820, 4,127; in 1830, 7,663; in 1840, 11,848; in 1850, 21,890. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of Pennsylvania, with Delaware river on the northest. Area, 648 square miles. Face of country broken; soil, poor. Seat of justice, Honesdale. Pop. in 1810, 4,125; in 1820, 4,127; in 1830, 7,663; in 1840, 11,848; in 1850, 21,890.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 381.
Name Type
Bethany, PA City or Town
Canaan, PA City or Town
Honesdale, PA City or Town
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