Headnote
JACKSON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 625 square miles. Face of the country, undulating. Soil productive. Seat of justice, Gainesborough. Pop. in 1820, 7,593; in 1830, 9,698; in 1840, 12,872; in 1850, 15,673. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Jackson County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
JACKSON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Cumberland river. Area, 625 square miles. Face of the country, undulating. Soil productive. Seat of justice, Gainesborough. Pop. in 1820, 7,593; in 1830, 9,698; in 1840, 12,872; in 1850, 15,673.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 170.
Name Type
Gainesboro, TN City or Town
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