Somerset County, PA

Headnote
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Pennsylvania. Area, 1,000 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous on the east and west borders, with a valley between. Seat of justice, Somerset. Pop. in 1810, 11,284; in 1820, 13,374 ; in 1830, 17,762; in 1840, 19,650; in 1850, 24,416. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Pennsylvania. Area, 1,000 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous on the east and west borders, with a valley between. Seat of justice, Somerset. Pop. in 1810, 11,284; in 1820, 13,374 ; in 1830, 17,762; in 1840, 19,650; in 1850, 24,416.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 335.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Buckstown, PA City or Town
Somerset, PA City or Town
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