Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the south east boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Nolichucky river. Area, 590 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and broken. Seat of justice, Jonesborough. Pop. in 1810, 7,740; in 1820, 9,557; in 1830, 10,995; in 1840, 11,751; in 1850, 13,861. (Fanning's, 1853)