Headnote
WORCESTER COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Maryland, with the Atlantic ocean on the east. Area, 700 square miles. Seat of justice, Snow Hill. Pop. in 1810, 16,971; in 1820, 17,521; in 1830, 18,271; in 1840, 18,377; in 1850, 18,979. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Worcester County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WORCESTER COUNTY, situated on the southeast boundary of Maryland, with the Atlantic ocean on the east.  Area, 700 square miles.  Seat of justice, Snow Hill.  Pop. in 1810, 16,971; in 1820, 17,521; in 1830, 18,271; in 1840, 18,377; in 1850, 18,979.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 398.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Snow Hill, MD City or Town
Date Title
T. E. Norris to Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, March 17, 1860
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