Worcester County, MD

WORCESTER COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Maryland, with the Atlantic ocean on the east. Area, 700 square miles. Seat of justice, Snow Hill. Pop. in 1810, 16,971; in 1820, 17,521; in 1830, 18,271; in 1840, 18,377; in 1850, 18,979. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Worcester County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WORCESTER COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Maryland, with the Atlantic ocean on the east.  Area, 700 square miles.  Seat of justice, Snow Hill.  Pop. in 1810, 16,971; in 1820, 17,521; in 1830, 18,271; in 1840, 18,377; in 1850, 18,979.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 398.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Snow Hill, MD City or Town
Date Title
T. E. Norris to Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, March 17, 1860
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