Roane County, TN

Headnote
ROANE COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee and Clinch rivers. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country broken; soil, thin and sterile. Seat of justice, Kingston. Pop. in 1820, 7,895; in 1830, 11,340; in 1840, 10,948; in 1850, 12,185. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Roane County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ROANE COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee and Clinch rivers. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country broken; soil, thin and sterile. Seat of justice, Kingston. Pop. in 1820, 7,895; in 1830, 11,340; in 1840, 10,948; in 1850, 12,185.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 312.
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