Rush County, IN

Headnote
RUSH COUNTY, situated toward the east part of Indiana. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, moderately productive. Seat of justice, Rushville. Pop. in 1830, 9,707; in 1840, 16,434; in 1850, 16,466. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Rush County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RUSH COUNTY, situated toward the east part of Indiana. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, moderately productive. Seat of justice, Rushville. Pop. in 1830, 9,707; in 1840, 16,434; in 1850, 16,466.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 316.
Date Type
In Indiana, sheriff's deputies escorting the federal draft commissioner are fatally ambushed Lawmaking/Litigating
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