Harrison County, KY

HARRISON COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Kentucky, and traversed by Licking river. Area, 356 square miles. Soil generally very fertile. Seat of justice, Cynthiana. Pop. in 1810, 7,552; in 1820, 12,271; in 1830, 13,180; in 1840, 12,472; in 1850, 13,064. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Harrison County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HARRISON COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Kentucky, and traversed by Licking river. Area, 356 square miles. Soil generally very fertile. Seat of justice, Cynthiana. Pop. in 1810, 7,552; in 1820, 12,271; in 1830, 13,180; in 1840, 12,472; in 1850, 13,064.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 151.
Name Type
Cynthiana, KY City or Town
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