Washington County, NC

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated in the east part of North Carolina, with Albemarle sound and Roanoke river on the north. Area, 360 square miles. Face of the country, level and marshy; soil, thin and sterile. Seat of justice, Plymouth. Pop. in 1810, 3464; in 1820, 3,986; in 1830, 4,552; in 1840, 4,525; in 1850, 5,664. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated in the east part of North Carolina, with Albemarle sound and Roanoke river on the north. Area, 360 square miles. Face of the country, level and marshy; soil, thin and sterile. Seat of justice, Plymouth. Pop. in 1810, 3464; in 1820, 3,986; in 1830, 4,552; in 1840, 4,525; in 1850, 5,664.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Name Type
Plymouth, NC City or Town
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