Mason County, KY

Headnote
MASON COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the north. Area, 260 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil near the streams fertile. Seat of justice, Washington. Pop. in 1810, 12,459; in 1820, 13,588; in 1830, 16,203; in 1840, 15,719; in 1850, 18,344. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Mason County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MASON COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the north. Area, 260 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil near the streams fertile. Seat of justice, Washington. Pop. in 1810, 12,459; in 1820, 13,588; in 1830, 16,203; in 1840, 15,719; in 1850, 18,344.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 211.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Maysville, KY City or Town
Washington, KY City or Town
Date Title
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Rescuing a Fugitive Slave,” December 14, 1858
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