Delaware County, PA

DELAWARE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Pennsylvania, with Delaware river on the southeast. Area, 220 square miles. Seat of justice, Chester. Pop. in 1820, 4,810; in 1830, 17,361; in 1840, 19,791; In 1850, 24,679. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DELAWARE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Pennsylvania, with Delaware river on the southeast. Area, 220 square miles. Seat of justice, Chester. Pop. in 1820, 4,810; in 1830, 17,361; in 1840, 19,791; In 1850, 24,679.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 104.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Chester, PA City or Town
Collingdale, PA City or Town
Darby, PA County
Media, PA City or Town
Upper Darby, PA City or Town
Date Title
Memphis (TN) Appeal, "Arrest of Judge Kane," November 20, 1855
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