Union County, PA

Headnote
UNION COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with Suequehanna river on the east. Area, 520 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous and broken; soil, in the valleys productive. Seat of justice, New Berlin. Pop. in 1820, 18,619; in 1830, 20,656; in 1840, 22,787; in 1850, 26,083. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Union County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
UNION COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, with Suequehanna river on the east. Area, 520 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous and broken; soil, in the valleys productive. Seat of justice, New Berlin. Pop. in 1820, 18,619; in 1830, 20,656; in 1840, 22,787; in 1850, 26,083.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 362.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Lewisburg, PA City or Town
Mifflinburg, PA City or Town
New Berlin, PA City or Town
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