Whitley County, KY

Headnote
WHITLEY COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Kentucky, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Whitley c. h. Pop. in 1820, 2,350; in 1830, 3,807; in 1840, 4,673; in 1850, 7,447. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Whitley County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WHITLEY COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Kentucky, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Whitley c. h. Pop. in 1820, 2,350; in 1830, 3,807; in 1840, 4,673; in 1850, 7,447.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 390.
Date Type
Future Michigan Congressman wins the Congressional Medal of Honor at Horseshoe Bend in Kentucky Battles/Soldiers
Sharp fighting at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the Cumberland River in Kentucky Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Cumberland Falls, KY City or Town
How to Cite This Page: "Whitley County, KY," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/22297.