Washington County, OH

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Ohio, with Ohio river on the southeast, and traversed by Muskingum river. Area, 713 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, near the rivers, good; elsewhere, unproductive. Seat of justice, Marietta. Pop. in 1820, 10,425; in 1830, 11,731; in 1840, 20,823; in 1850, 29,540. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Washington County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Ohio, with Ohio river on the southeast, and traversed by Muskingum river. Area, 713 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, near the rivers, good; elsewhere, unproductive. Seat of justice, Marietta. Pop. in 1820, 10,425; in 1830, 11,731; in 1840, 20,823; in 1850, 29,540.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Name Type
Aurelius, OH City or Town
Marietta, OH City or Town
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