Vigo County, IN

Headnote
VIGO COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Indiana river, with Wabash river on the west. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, diversified; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Terre Haute. Pop. in 1820, 3,390; in 1830, 5,766; in 1840, 12,076; in 1850, 15,283. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Vigo County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
VIGO COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Indiana river, with Wabash river on the west. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, diversified; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Terre Haute. Pop. in 1820, 3,390; in 1830, 5,766; in 1840, 12,076; in 1850, 15,283.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 369.
Name Type
Terra Haute, IN City or Town
Terre Haute, IN City or Town
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