Jefferson County, OH

JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Ohio, on the Ohio river. Area, 396 square miles. Soil fertile. Seat of justice, Steubenville. Pop. in 1810 17,260; in 1820, 18,531; in 1830, 22,489; in 1840, 25,030; in 1850, 29,132. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Jefferson County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Ohio, on the Ohio river. Area, 396 square miles. Soil fertile. Seat of justice, Steubenville. Pop. in 1810 17,260; in 1820, 18,531; in 1830, 22,489; in 1840, 25,030; in 1850, 29,132.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 173.
Date Type
The War Department sets up two new Army Departments for the defense of Pennsylvania Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Mount Pleasant, OH City or Town
Steubenville, OH City or Town
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