Fayette County, PA

FAYETTE COUNTY, situated in the southwesterly part of Pennsylvania, with Monongahela river on the west. Area, 824 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Union. Pop. in 1810, 24,714; in 1820, 27,285; in 1830, 29,237; in 1840, 33,574; in 1850, 39,312. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FAYETTE COUNTY, situated in the southwesterly part of Pennsylvania, with Monongahela river on the west. Area, 824 square miles. Face of the country broken with hills and mountains; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Union. Pop. in 1810, 24,714; in 1820, 27,285; in 1830, 29,237; in 1840, 33,574; in 1850, 39,312. 
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 121.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bridgeport, PA City or Town
Brownsville, PA City or Town
Cookstown, PA City or Town
Uniontown, PA City or Town
Date Title
Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “Stampede of Slaves and a Battle,” November 12, 1858
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