Calloway County, KY

Headnote

CALLOWAY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Kentucky, on the westerly side of Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Wadesborouch. Pop. in 1840, 9,794; in 1850, 8,096. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Calloway County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CALLOWAY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Kentucky, on the westerly side of Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Wadesborouch. Pop. in 1840, 9,794; in 1850, 8,096.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 64.
Date Type
In Calloway County, Kentucky, Confederate forces abandon Fort Heiman to concentrate at Fort Henry Battles/Soldiers
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