Jefferson County, IN

Headnote
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, on Ohio river. Area, 360 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Madison. Pop. in 1820, 8,030; in 1830, 11,465; in 1840, 16,614; in 1850, 23,914. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Jefferson County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, on Ohio river. Area, 360 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Madison. Pop. in 1820, 8,030; in 1830, 11,465; in 1840, 16,614; in 1850, 23,914.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 173.
Name Type
Hanover, IN City or Town
Madison, IN City or Town
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