Greene County, PA

Headnote
GREENE COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, with Monongahela river on the east. Area, 576 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Waynesburgh. Pop. in 1810, 12,544; in 1820, 15,554; in 1830, 18,028; in 1840, 19,147; in 1850, 22,136. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Greene County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
GREENE COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, with Monongahela  river on the east. Area, 576 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Waynesburgh. Pop. in 1810, 12,544; in 1820, 15,554; in 1830, 18,028; in 1840, 19,147; in 1850, 22,136.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 141.
Date Type
Union cavalry capture sixteen Californians under Daniel Showalter making for Confederate Arizona Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Name Type
Rogersville, PA City or Town
Waynesburg, PA City or Town
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