Russell County, AL

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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