Stokes County, NC

STOKES COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Dan and Yadkin rivers. Area, 836 square miles. Face of the country, hilly. Seat of justice, Germantown. Pop. in 1810, 11,645; in 1820, 14,033; in 1830, 16,196; in 1840, 16,265; in 1850, 9,206. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Stokes County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
STOKES COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Dan and Yadkin rivers. Area, 836 square miles. Face of the country, hilly. Seat of justice, Germantown. Pop. in 1810, 11,645; in 1820, 14,033; in 1830, 16,196; in 1840, 16,265; in 1850, 9,206.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 345.
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