Hawkins County, TN

HAWKINS COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Holston and Clinch rivers. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Rogersville. Pop. 1810, 7,643; in 1820, 10,949; in 1830, 13,683; in 1840, 15,035; in 1850, 13,370.
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Hawkins County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HAWKINS COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Holston and Clinch rivers. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Rogersville. Pop. 1810, 7,643; in 1820, 10,949; in 1830, 13,683; in 1840, 15,035; in 1850, 13,370.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 153.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Rogersville, TN City or Town
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