Jefferson County, OH

Headnote
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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