Moore County, NC

MOORE COUNTY, situated in the central part of North Carolina. Area, 740 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, generally sterile. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1810, 6,367; in 1820, 7,128; in 1830, 7,753; in 1840, 7,988; in 1850, 9,342. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Moore County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MOORE COUNTY, situated in the central part of North Carolina. Area, 740 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, generally sterile. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1810, 6,367; in 1820, 7,128; in 1830, 7,753; in 1840, 7,988; in 1850, 9,342.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 234.
Name Type
Carthage, NC City or Town
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