Owen County, IN

Headnote
OWEN COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Indiana, and traversed by west fork of White river. Area, 380 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil productive. Seat of justice, Spencer. Pop. in 1820, 838; in 1830, 4,060; in 1840 ,8,359; in 1850, 12,118. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Owen County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
OWEN COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Indiana, and traversed by west fork of White river. Area, 380 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil productive. Seat of justice, Spencer. Pop. in 1820, 838; in 1830, 4,060; in 1840 ,8,359; in 1850, 12,118.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 279.
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