Chester County, PA

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CHESTER COUNTY, situated at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania, with Schuylkill river on the northeast. Area, 729 square miles. Face of the country extremely diversified by mountains, hills, valleys and plains, with a soil equally varied, changing from rocky to the productive limestone valley, and the fertile loamy plain. Seat of justice, Westchester. Pop. in 1820, 44,455; in 1830, 50,910; in 1840. 57,515; in 1850, 66,438. (Fanning's, 1853)

    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Charlestown Township, PA City or Town
    Coatesville, PA City or Town
    Compass, PA City or Town
    Coventry Township, PA City or Town
    Downingtown, PA City or Town
    East Whiteland, PA City or Town
    Elverson, PA City or Town
    Ercildown, PA City or Town
    Honey Brook, PA City or Town
    Kennett Square, PA City or Town
    Kimberton, PA City or Town
    Oxford, PA City or Town
    Parkesburg, PA City or Town
    Phoenixville, PA City or Town
    Warwick, PA City or Town
    West Chester, PA City or Town
    West Fallowfield, PA City or Town
    West Vincent, PA City or Town
    Westtown, PA City or Town
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