Headnote
MAURY COUNTY, situated in the central part off Tennessee. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 10,359; in 1820, 22,141; in 1830, 28,153; in 1840, 28,186; in 1850, 29,520. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Maury County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MAURY COUNTY, situated in the central part off Tennessee. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 10,359; in 1820, 22,141; in 1830, 28,153; in 1840, 28,186; in 1850, 29,520.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 214.
Date Type
In Tennessee, Confederate General Earl Van Dorn is shot to death by a jealous husband Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
Ashwood, TN City or Town
Bigbyville, TN City or Town
Columbia, TN City or Town
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