Westmoreland County, PA

WESTMORELAND COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Pennsylvania, with Kiskiminitas river on the northeast, the Alleghany on the northwest, and traversed by the Youghiogheny. Area, 1,050 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Greensburgh. Pop. in 1810, 26,392; in 1820, 30,540; in 1830, 38,400; in 1840, 42,699; in 1850, 51,726. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Pennsylvania, with Kiskiminitas river on the northeast, the Alleghany on the northwest, and traversed by the Youghiogheny. Area, 1,050 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Greensburgh. Pop. in 1810, 26,392; in 1820, 30,540; in 1830, 38,400; in 1840, 42,699; in 1850, 51,726.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 386.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Belle Vernon Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA Location or Site
Greensburg, PA City or Town
Mount Pleasant, PA City or Town
Sewickley Township, PA City or Town
West Fairfield, PA City or Town
Youngstown, PA City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, “Governor Geary’s Last Interview with Mr. Buchanan,” March 28, 1857
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