Wayne County, NY

WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the north of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north. Area, 572 square miles. Face of the country, broken; soil, generally fertile. Seat of justice, Lyons. Pop. in 1820, 20,319; in 1830, 33,655; in 1840, 42,057; in 1850, 44,953. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the north of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north. Area, 572 square miles. Face of the country, broken; soil, generally fertile. Seat of justice, Lyons. Pop. in 1820, 20,319; in 1830, 33,655; in 1840, 42,057; in 1850, 44,953.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 381.
Name Type
Galen, NY City or Town
Joy, NY City or Town
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