Fairfield County, CT

Headnote
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Connecticut, with Long lsland sound on the south. Area, 630 square miles. Face of the country diversified with hills and valleys; soil well cultivated and productive. Seats of justice, Fairfield and Danbury. Pop. in 1810, 40,950; in 1820, 42,739; in 1830, 46,950; in 1840, 49,917; in 1850, 59,775. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Connecticut

Fairfield County, Connecticut (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Connecticut, with Long lsland sound on the south. Area, 630 square miles. Face of the country diversified with hills and valleys; soil well cultivated and productive. Seats of justice, Fairfield and Danbury. Pop. in 1810, 40,950; in 1820, 42,739; in 1830, 46,950; in 1840, 49,917; in 1850, 59,775.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 119.
Date Type
Charles Lush Wilson is born in Fairfield County, Connecticut Personal
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bethel, CT City or Town
Bridgeport, CT City or Town
Greenwich, CT City or Town
Norwalk, CT City or Town
Ridgefield, CT City or Town
Westport, CT City or Town
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