Columbia County, NY

Headnote

COLUMBIA COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of New York, with Hudson river on the west. Area, 624 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil generally favorable to agriculture. Seat of justice, Hudson. Pop. in 1830, 39,952; in 1840, 43,252; in 1850, 43,092. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Columbia County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
COLUMBIA COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of New York, with Hudson river on the west. Area, 624 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil generally favorable to agriculture. Seat of justice, Hudson. Pop. in 1830, 39,952; in 1840, 43,252; in 1850, 43,092.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 88.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Claverack, NY City or Town
Hudson City, NY City or Town
Kinderhook, NY City or Town
New Lebanon, NY City or Town
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