Rhea County, TN

Headnote
RHEA COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, with Tennessee river on the southeast. Area, 440 square miles.Face of the country hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Washington. Pop. in 1810, 2,504; in 1820, 4,215; in 1830, 8,182; in 1840, 3,985; in 1850, 4,415. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Rhea County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RHEA COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, with Tennessee river on the southeast. Area, 440 square miles.Face of the country hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Washington. Pop. in 1810, 2,504; in 1820, 4,215; in 1830, 8,182; in 1840, 3,985; in 1850, 4,415.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 307.
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