Camden County, GA

Headnote

CAMDEN COUNTY, situated at the southeast part of Georgia, on the northerly side of St. Mary's river, and separated from the ocean by Cumberland island. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country flat; soil sandy, and in some places marshy. Seat of justice, Jeffersonton. Pop. in 1820, 3,402; in 1830, 4,578; in 1840, 6,075; in 1850, 6,319. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Camden County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CAMDEN COUNTY, situated at the southeast part of Georgia, on the northerly side of St. Mary's river, and separated from the ocean by Cumberland island. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country flat; soil sandy, and in some places marshy. Seat of justice, Jeffersonton. Pop. in 1820, 3,402; in 1830, 4,578; in 1840, 6,075; in 1850, 6,319.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 65.
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