Floyd County, KY

FLOYD COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Kentucky, and traversed by west fork of Big Sandy river. Area, 1,400 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Prestonburgh. Pop. in 1810, 3,485; in 1820, 8,207; in 1830, 4,266; in 1840, 6,302; in 1850, 5,714. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Floyd County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FLOYD COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Kentucky, and traversed by west fork of Big Sandy river. Area, 1,400 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Prestonburgh. Pop. in 1810, 3,485; in 1820, 8,207; in 1830, 4,266; in 1840, 6,302; in 1850, 5,714.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 126.
Date Type
In eastern Kentucky, future U.S. President James A. Garfield wins a small but important Union victory Battles/Soldiers
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