Baltimore County, MD

Headnote
BALTIMORE COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of Maryland, on the north side of Patapsco river, and the westerly side of Chesapeake bay.... The face of the country is agreeably diversified by hill and dale, abundantly wooded and watered, and generally well cultuvated, tha soil being good for grazing, orchards, and the production of grain. Courts are held at Baltimore. Pop., in 1820, exclusive of that of the city and its precincts, 33,352; in 1830, including that of Baltimore, 120,870; in 1840, 134,379; in 1850, 203,928. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BALTIMORE COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of Maryland, on the north side of Patapsco river, and the westerly side of Chesapeake bay.  Length, about 30 miles; mean breadth, 25, with an area of 750 square miles.  The face of the country is agreeably diversified by hill and dale, abundantly wooded and watered, and generally well cultuvated, tha soil being good for grazing, orchards, and the production of grain.  Courts are held at Baltimore.  Pop., in 1820, exclusive of that of the city and its precincts, 33,352; in 1830, including that of Baltimore, 120,870; in 1840, 134,379; in 1850, 203,928.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 32.
Date Type
Anne Taney, wife of Chief Justice Taney, dies Personal
Four slaves run away from Edward Gorsuch's plantation in Maryland Slavery/Abolition
Union troops seize and fortify the Relay House on the Baltimore and Washington Railroad in Maryland Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Name Type
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Glencoe, MD City or Town
Kingsville, MD City or Town
Monkton, MD City or Town
Mount Clare, MD City or Town
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Reistertown, MD City or Town
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