Headnote
PARKE COUNTY, situated in the westerly part of Indiana, with Wabash river on the west. Area, 450 square miles. Seat of justice, Rockville. Pop. in 1830, 7,535; in 1840, 13,449; in 1850, 14,966. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Parke County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PARKE COUNTY, situated in the westerly part of Indiana, with Wabash river on the west. Area, 450 square miles. Seat of justice, Rockville. Pop. in 1830, 7,535; in 1840, 13,449; in 1850, 14,966.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 281.
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