Monroe County, TN

MONROE COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Tennessee, near Tennessee river. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country broken and mountainous. Seat of justice, Madisonville. Pop. in 1820, 2,539; in 1830, 13,709; in 1840, 12,056; in 1850, 11,717. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Monroe County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MONROE COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Tennessee, near Tennessee river. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country broken and mountainous. Seat of justice, Madisonville. Pop. in 1820, 2,539; in 1830, 13,709; in 1840, 12,056; in 1850, 11,717.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 231.
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