Sullivan County, TN

Headnote
SULLIVAN COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Holston river. Area, 520 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous; soil, on the streams, fertile. Seat of justice, Blountsville. Pop in 1810, 6,847; in 1820, 7,015; in 1830, 10,073; in 1840, 10,736; in 1850, 11,742 . (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Sullivan County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SULLIVAN COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Holston river. Area, 520 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous; soil, on the streams, fertile. Seat of justice, Blountsville. Pop in 1810, 6,847; in 1820, 7,015; in 1830, 10,073; in 1840, 10,736; in 1850, 11,742 .
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 347.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bristol, TN City or Town
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