Russell County, AL

Headnote
RUSSELL COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Alabama, with Chattahoochee river on the east. Area, 865 square miles. Seat of justice, Crawford. Pop. in 1840, 13,513; in 1850, 19,548. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Alabama

Russell County, Alabama (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RUSSELL COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Alabama, with Chattahoochee river on the east. Area, 865 square miles. Seat of justice, Crawford. Pop. in 1840, 13,513; in 1850, 19,548.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 316.
Name Type
Crawford, AL City or Town
Fort Mitchell, AL City or Town
Date Title
Ripley (OH) Bee, “Desperate Conflict with a Runaway Negro,” November 6, 1858
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