Scioto County, OH

SCIOTO COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Ohio, with Ohio river on the south, and traversed by the Scioto. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country, broken; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Portsmouth. Pop. in 1810, 3,399; in 1820, 5,749; in 1830, 8,740; in 1840, 11,192; in 1850, 18,438. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Scioto County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SCIOTO COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Ohio, with Ohio river on the south, and traversed by the Scioto. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country, broken; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Portsmouth. Pop. in 1810, 3,399; in 1820, 5,749; in 1830, 8,740; in 1840, 11,192; in 1850, 18,438.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 327.
Name Type
Portsmouth, OH City or Town
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