Nelson County, KY

Headnote
NELSON COUNTY, situated toward the north part of Kentucky. Area, 460 square miles. Soil productive. Seat of justice, Bardstown. Pop. in 1810, 14,078; in 1820, 16,273; in 1830, 14,916; in 1840, 13,637; in 1850, 14,789. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Nelson County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NELSON COUNTY, situated toward the north part of Kentucky. Area, 460 square miles. Soil productive. Seat of justice, Bardstown. Pop. in 1810, 14,078; in 1820, 16,273; in 1830, 14,916; in 1840, 13,637; in 1850, 14,789.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 241.
Name Type
Bardstown, KY City or Town
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