Ross County, OH

Headnote
ROSS COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Ohio and traversed by Scioto river. Area, 650 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with meadow and uplands; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Chillicothe. Pop. in 1810, 15,514; in 1820, 20,619; in 1830, 24,068; in 1840, 27,460; in 1850, 32,071. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Ross County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ROSS COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Ohio and traversed by Scioto river. Area, 650 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with meadow and uplands; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Chillicothe. Pop. in 1810, 15,514; in 1820, 20,619; in 1830, 24,068; in 1840, 27,460; in 1850, 32,071.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 315.
Name Type
Chillicothe, OH City or Town
Kingston, OH City or Town
Date Title
Charleston (SC) Mercury, "Correspondence of the Mercury," April 15, 1859
Chillicothe (OH) Scioto Gazette, “The Difference,” September 25, 1860
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