Headnote
TYRELL COUNTY, situated on the east coast of North Carolina with Albermarle sound on the north, and Atlantic ocean on the east. Area, 740 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, sandy and poor. Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 3,364; in 1820, 4,319; in 1830, 4,712; in 1840, 4,657; in 1850, 5,133. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Tyrell County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
TYRELL COUNTY, situated on the east coast of North Carolina with Albermarle sound on the north, and Atlantic ocean on the east. Area, 740 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, sandy and poor. Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 3,364; in 1820, 4,319; in 1830, 4,712; in 1840, 4,657; in 1850, 5,133.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 361.
Date Type
Edward Warren appointed professor of medicine at University of Maryland Medical School Personal
Governor Vance appoints Edward Warren as Surgeon-General of North Carolina Personal
Robert E. Lee appoints Edward Warren as Medical Inspector of the Department of Northern Virginia Personal
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Columbia, NC City or Town
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