Hancock County, KY

Headnote
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the northeast and northwest. Area, 200 square miles. Seat of justice, Hawesville. Pop. in 1830, 1,494; in 1840, 2,581; in 1850, 3,853. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Hancock County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the northeast and northwest. Area, 200 square miles. Seat of justice, Hawesville. Pop. in 1830, 1,494; in 1840, 2,581; in 1850, 3,853.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Name Type
Hawesville, KY City or Town
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