Washington County, TN

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the south east boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Nolichucky river. Area, 590 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and broken. Seat of justice, Jonesborough. Pop. in 1810, 7,740; in 1820, 9,557; in 1830, 10,995; in 1840, 11,751; in 1850, 13,861. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Washington County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the south east boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Nolichucky river. Area, 590 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and broken. Seat of justice, Jonesborough. Pop. in 1810, 7,740; in 1820, 9,557; in 1830, 10,995; in 1840, 11,751; in 1850, 13,861.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
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