Headnote
MONROE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Georgia, with Ocmulgee river on the east. Area, 370 square miles. Seat of justice, Forsyth. Pop. in 1830, 16,202; in 1840, 16,275; in 1850, 16,985. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Monroe County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MONROE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Georgia, with Ocmulgee river on the east. Area, 370 square miles. Seat of justice, Forsyth. Pop. in 1830, 16,202; in 1840, 16,275; in 1850, 16,985.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 231.
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