Kings County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 180.
KING'S COUNTY, situated in tho southeast part of New York, at the west end of Long Island. Area, 76 square miles. Face of the country diversified; soil productive, and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Brooklyn. Pop. in 1810, 8,303; in 1820, 11,187; in 1830, 20,537; in 1840, 47,613; in 1850, 218,881.

Jefferson County, New York (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 northerly part of New York, with Lake Ontario on the west, and St. Lawrence river on the northwest. Area, 1,125 square miles. Face of the country, broken, in the interior, but even toward Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence river; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Watertown. Pop. in 1810, 15,140; in 1820, 32,952; in 1830, 48,515; in 1840, 60,984; in 1850, 68,153.

Herkimer County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 156.
HERKIMER COUNTY, situated In the central part of New York, and traversed by Mohawk river, and the Erie canal. Area, 1,370 square miles. Face of the country mountainous and diversified; soil on the Mohawk and other streams alluvial and rich, in other parts varied. Seat of justice, Herkimer. Pop. in 1810, 22,046; in 1820, 31,017; in 1830, 55,689; in 1840, 37,477; in 1850, 38,244.

Hamilton County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 147.
HAMILTON COUNTY, situated toward the northeasterly part of New York. Area, 1,064 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous, broken, and swampy. Soil, generally unproductive. Seat of justice, Lake Pleasant. Pop. in 1820, 1,251; in 1830, 1,324; in 1840, 1,907; in 1850, 2,188.

Greene County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 142.
GREENE COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of New York, on the west side of Hudson river. Area, 583 square miles. Face of the country beautifully varied, with high mountains and fruitful valleys; soil rich and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Catskill. Pop. in 1810, 19,536; in 1820, 22,996; in 1830, 29,525; in 1840, 30,446; in 1850, 33,126.
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