Harrison County, IN

Headnote
HARRISON COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Croydon. Pop. in 1810, 3,595; in 1820, 7,875; in 1830, 10,273; in 1840, 12,459; in 1850, 15,286. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Harrison County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HARRISON COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south. Area, 470 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Croydon. Pop. in 1810, 3,595; in 1820, 7,875; in 1830, 10,273; in 1840, 12,459; in 1850, 15,286.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 151.
Date Type
- Confederate Kentucky cavalry infiltrate southern Indiana on a daring reconnaissance mission Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Corydon, IN City or Town
The Role of Free Blacks in Indiana's Underground Railroad: The Case of Floyd, Harrison, and Washington Counties
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