Darke County, OH

Headnote
DARKE COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Ohio. Area, 714 square miles. Face of the country diversified, but generally level; soil productive. Seat of justice, Greenville. Pop. in 1820, 3,717; in 1830, 6,203; in 1840, 13,282; in 1850, 20,274. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Ohio

Darke County, Ohio (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DARKE COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Ohio. Area, 714 square miles. Face of the country diversified, but generally level; soil productive. Seat of justice, Greenville. Pop. in 1820, 3,717; in 1830, 6,203; in 1840, 13,282; in 1850, 20,274.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 100.
Date Type
Annie Oakley, sharpshooter, is born in Darke County, Ohio Personal
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