Franklin County, KY

Headnote
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Kentucky, and traversed by Kentucky river. Area, 200 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Frankfort. Pop. in 1810, 8,013; in 1820, 11,024; in 1830, 9,254; in 1840, 9,420; in 1850, 12,462. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Franklin County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated toward the northerly part of Kentucky, and traversed by Kentucky river. Area, 200 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Frankfort. Pop. in 1810, 8,013; in 1820, 11,024; in 1830, 9,254; in 1840, 9,420; in 1850, 12,462.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 129.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Frankfort, KY City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, "An Abolitionist Seen Aiding Fugitive Slaves to Escape," October 9, 1851
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