Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
NICHOLAS COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Kentucky, and traversed by Licking river. Area, 350 square miles. Seat of justice, Carlisle. Pop. in 1810, 4,898; in 1820, 7,973; in 1830, 8,832; in 1840, 8,745; in 1850, 10,361. (Fanning's, 1853)