Mercer County, NJ

Headnote
MERCER COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of New Jersey, with Delaware river on the west. Area, 260 square miles. Seat of justice, Trenton, which is also the capital of the state. Pop. in 1840, 21,502; in 1850, 27,986. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Jersey

Mercer County, New Jersey (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MERCER COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of New Jersey, with Delaware river on the west. Area, 260 square miles. Seat of justice, Trenton, which is also the capital of the state. Pop. in 1840, 21,502; in 1850, 27,986.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 217.
Name Type
Crosswicks Community Cemetery, Crosswicks, NJ Location or Site
Lamberton, NJ City or Town
Princeton, NJ City or Town
Trenton, NJ City or Town
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