Headnote

BRACKEN COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Kentucky river, between Ohio and Licken rivers. Area, 220 square miles. Seat of justice, Augusta. Pop. in 1820, 5,280; in 1830, 6,518; in 1840, 7,053; in 1850, 8,903. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BRACKEN COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Kentucky river, between Ohio and Licken rivers. Area, 220 square miles. Seat of justice, Augusta. Pop. in 1820, 5,280; in 1830, 6,518; in 1840, 7,053; in 1850, 8,903.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 49.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Augusta, KY City or Town
Germantown, KY City or Town
Date Title
Louisville (KY) Journal, "Escape of Slaves," April 20, 1855
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