Dearborn County, IN

Headnote
DEARBORN COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Indiana, on the northwesterly side of Ohio river. Area, 380 square miles. Face of the country rough and hilly; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Lawrenceville. Pop. in 1820, 11,468; in 1830, 13,974; in 1840, 19,327; in 1850, 20,165. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Dearborn County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DEARBORN COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Indiana, on the northwesterly side of Ohio river. Area, 380 square miles. Face of the country rough and hilly; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Lawrenceville. Pop. in 1820, 11,468; in 1830, 13,974; in 1840, 19,327; in 1850, 20,165.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 101.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Aurora, IN City or Town
Lawrenceburg, IN City or Town
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