Fleming County, KY

Headnote
FLEMING COUNTY, situated toward the northeasterly part of Kentucky, with Licking river on the southwest. Area, 570 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Flemingsburgh. Pop. in 1810, 8,947; in 1820, 12,186; in 1830, 13,500; in 1840, 13,268; in 1850, 13,916. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Fleming County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FLEMING COUNTY, situated toward the northeasterly part of Kentucky, with Licking river on the southwest. Area, 570 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Flemingsburgh. Pop. in 1810, 8,947; in 1820, 12,186; in 1830, 13,500; in 1840, 13,268; in 1850, 13,916.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 123.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Flemingsburg, KY City or Town
Date Title
Ripley (OH) Bee, “Fugitives from Oppression,” June 20, 1861
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