Niagara County, NY

NIAGARA COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north, Niagara river on the west, and Tonawanda creek on the south. Area, 660 square miles. Face of the country, undulating and hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Lockport. Pop. in 1810, 8,971; in 1820, 22,990; in 1830, 18,485; in 1840, 31,132; in 1850, 42,260. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
NIAGARA COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north, Niagara river on the west, and Tonawanda creek on the south. Area, 660 square miles. Face of the country, undulating and hilly; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Lockport. Pop. in 1810, 8,971; in 1820, 22,990; in 1830, 18,485; in 1840, 31,132; in 1850, 42,260.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 262.
Name Type
Lewiston, NY City or Town
Lockport, NY City or Town
Newfane, NY City or Town
Niagara Falls, NY City or Town
Royalton, NY City or Town
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