Jessamine County, KY

Headnote
JESSAMINE COUNTY, situated in the central of Kentucky, with Kentucky river on the southwest. Area, 256 square miles. Face of the country level; soil fertile Seat of justice, Nicholasville. Pop. in 1820, 9,297; in 1830, 9,960; in 1840, 9,396; in 1850, 10,249. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Jessamine County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
JESSAMINE COUNTY, situated in the central of Kentucky, with Kentucky river on the southwest. Area, 256 square miles. Face of the country level; soil fertile Seat of justice, Nicholasville. Pop. in 1820, 9,297; in 1830, 9,960; in 1840, 9,396; in 1850, 10,249.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 174-175.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Nicholasville, KY City or Town
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