Bristol County, MA

Headnote

BRISTOL COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Massachusetts, on Buzzard's bay and Rhode Island line. Length, 35 miles; mean breadth 17, with an area of 600 square miles. The face of the county is generally level, though hilly in some parts. The soil is naturally of a fair quality, but somewhat worn. Seats of justice, New Bedford and Taunton. Pop. in 1820, 40,908; in 1830, 49,592; in 1840, 60,164; in 1850, 74,577. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Massachusetts

Bristol County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BRISTOL COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Massachusetts, on Buzzard's bay and Rhode Island line. Length, 35 miles; mean breadth 17, with an area of 600 square miles. The face of the county is generally level, though hilly in some parts. The soil is naturally of a fair quality, but somewhat worn. Seats of justice, New Bedford and Taunton. Pop. in 1820, 40,908; in 1830, 49,592; in 1840, 60,164; in 1850, 74,577.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 52.
Date Type
In Bristol County, Massachusetts, an early morning railroad accident seriously injures three people Crime/Disasters
Lizzie Borden born in Fall River, Massachusetts Personal
Birthplace of
Name Type
Easton, MA City or Town
Fall River, MA City or Town
New Bedford, MA City or Town
Taunton, MA City or Town
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