Granville County, NC

Headnote
GRANVILLE COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Tar river. Area, 828 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Oxford. Pop. in 1810, 15,576; in 1820, 18,216; in 1830, 19,343; in 1840, 18,817; in 1850, 21,249. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Granville County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
GRANVILLE COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Tar river. Area, 828 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil generally productive. Seat of justice, Oxford. Pop. in 1810, 15,576; in 1820, 18,216; in 1830, 19,343; in 1840, 18,817; in 1850, 21,249.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 141.
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