Guilford County, NC

GUILFORD COUNTY, situated toward the northerly of North Carolina. Area, 672 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Greensborough. Pop. in 1820, 14,511; in 1830, 18,735; in 1840, 19,175; in 1850, 19,754. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
GUILFORD COUNTY, situated toward the northerly of North Carolina. Area, 672 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Greensborough. Pop. in 1820, 14,511; in 1830, 18,735; in 1840, 19,175; in 1850, 19,754.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 145.
Date Type
- Daniel Worth convicted of selling Helper's inflammatory anti-slavery book in North Carolina Slavery/Abolition
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Greensboro, NC City or Town
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