Headnote
MARION COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Jasper. Pop. in 1820, 3,888; in 1830, 5,516; in 1840, 6,070; in 1850, 6,314. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Marion County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MARION COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Jasper. Pop. in 1820, 3,888; in 1830, 5,516; in 1840, 6,070; in 1850, 6,314.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 207.
Date Type
In Tennessee, retreating Confederates cut the vital rail link between Nashville and Chattanooga Battles/Soldiers
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