Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 104.
DELAWARE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Pennsylvania, with Delaware river on the southeast. Area, 220 square miles. Seat of justice, Chester. Pop. in 1820, 4,810; in 1830, 17,361; in 1840, 19,791; In 1850, 24,679.
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Jefferson County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 173.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Georgia, and traversed by Ogeechee river. Area, 660 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil sandy. Seat of justice, Louisville. Pop. in 1810, 6,111; in 1820, 7,058; in 1830, 7,309; in 1840, 7,254; in 1850, 9,131.
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Oxford County, Maine (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 279.
OXFORD COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Maine, and traversed by the Androscoggin and Oxford and Cumberland canal. Area, 1,600 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Paris. Pop. in 1810, 17,630; in 1820, 27,104; in 1830, 35,217; in 1840, 38,351; in 1850, 39,763.
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Rockbridge County, Virginia (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 313.
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Virginia and traversed by James river. Area, 680 square miles. Face of the country, agreeably diversified; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Lexington. Pop. in 1810, 10,318; in 1820, 11,945; in 1830, 14,244; in 1840, 14,284; in 1850, 16,055.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Springfield, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 345.
SPRINGFIELD, p. v., seat of justice of Sangamon co., and capital of the state of Illinois; from W. 780 ms. The town is situated four miles south of Sangamon river, and became the capital of the state in 1840. It is surrounded by a rich and populous region, picturesquely varied with prairies, forests, vales, and gentle elevations.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States....

Naples, IL

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