Headnote
DES MOINES COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Iowa, with Mississippi river on the east, and Chickahoma river on the southwest. Area, 410 square miles. Seat of justice, Burlington. Pop. in 1840,6,577 ; in 1850, 12,987. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Iowa

Des Moines County, Iowa (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DES MOINES COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Iowa, with Mississippi river on the east, and Chickahoma river on the southwest. Area, 410 square miles. Seat of justice, Burlington. Pop. in 1840,6,577 ; in 1850, 12,987.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 105.
Name Type
Burlington, IA City or Town
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