Headnote
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Kentucky. Area, 330 square miles. Face of the country, elevated and even. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1810, 1,731; in 1820, 2,249; in 1830, 2,875; in 1840, 3,409; in 1850, 4,697. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Rockcastle County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Kentucky. Area, 330 square miles. Face of the country, elevated and even. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1810, 1,731; in 1820, 2,249; in 1830, 2,875; in 1840, 3,409; in 1850, 4,697.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 313.
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