Carter County, KY

Headnote

CARTER COUNTY, situated on the northeast boundary of Kentucky, on the west side of Big Sandy river. Area, 800 square miles. Seat of justice, Grayson. Pop. in 1840, 2,905; in 1850, 6,241. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Carter County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CARTER COUNTY, situated on the northeast boundary of Kentucky, on the west side of Big Sandy river. Area, 800 square miles. Seat of justice, Grayson. Pop. in 1840, 2,905; in 1850, 6,241.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 68.
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