Lincoln County, KY

Headnote
LINCOLN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Kentucky. Area, 432 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Stanford. Pop. in 1810, 8,676; in 1820, 9,979; in 1830, 11,602; in 1840, 10,187; in 1850, 10,093. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Lincoln County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LINCOLN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Kentucky. Area, 432 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Stanford. Pop. in 1810, 8,676; in 1820, 9,979; in 1830, 11,602; in 1840, 10,187; in 1850, 10,093.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 191.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Stanford, KY City or Town
Date Title
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Manumission of a Whole Drove of Slaves,” March 5, 1859
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