Richmond County, NC

RICHMOND COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of North Carolina, with Yadkin river on the west. Area, 540 square miles. Seat of justice, Rockingham. Pop, in 1810, 6,695; in 1820, 7,537; in 1830, 9,326; in 1840, 8,909; in 1850, 9,818. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Richmond County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RICHMOND COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of North Carolina, with Yadkin river on the west. Area, 540 square miles. Seat of justice, Rockingham. Pop, in 1810, 6,695; in 1820, 7,537; in 1830, 9,326; in 1840, 8,909; in 1850, 9,818.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 310.
Name Type
Laurel Hill, NC City or Town
Mangum, NC City or Town
Rockingham, NC City or Town
Stewartsville, NC City or Town
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