Adair County, KY

ADAIR COUNTY, southern part of Kentucky, having a mean length of about 28 miles, and an area of 800 square miles. The face of the country is generally broken, with a diversity of soil. Courts are held at Columbia, the chief town. Pop., in 1820, 8,765; in 1830, 9230; in 1840, 8,460; in 1850, 9,898. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Adair County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ADAIR COUNTY, southern part of Kentucky, having a mean length of about 28 miles, and an area of 800 square miles. The face of the country is generally broken, with a diversity of soil. Courts are held at Columbia, the chief town. Pop., in 1820, 8,765; in 1830, 9230; in 1840, 8,460; in 1850, 9,898.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 17-18.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Columbia, KY City or Town
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