Headnote

CALLOWAY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Kentucky, on the westerly side of Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Wadesborouch. Pop. in 1840, 9,794; in 1850, 8,096. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Calloway County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CALLOWAY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Kentucky, on the westerly side of Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Seat of justice, Wadesborouch. Pop. in 1840, 9,794; in 1850, 8,096.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 64.
Date Type
In Calloway County, Kentucky, Confederate forces abandon Fort Heiman to concentrate at Fort Henry Battles/Soldiers
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