Clark County, KY

Headnote

CLARKE (sic) COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Kentucky, on the north side of Kentucky river. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country moderately hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1820, 11,449; in 1830, 13,051; in 1840, 10,802; in 1850, 12,683. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Clark County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CLARK COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Kentucky, on the north side of Kentucky river. Area, 300 square miles. Face of the country moderately hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Winchester. Pop. in 1820, 11,449; in 1830, 13,051; in 1840, 10,802; in 1850, 12,683.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 83.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Winchester, KY City or Town
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