Headnote
NORFOLK COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Massachusetts, with Massachusetts bay on the east. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil productive. Seat of justice, Dedham. Pop. in 1810, 31,245; in 1820, 36,452; in 1830, 41,993; in 1840, 53,140; in 1850, 57,983. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Massachusetts

Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NORFOLK COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Massachusetts, with Massachusetts bay on the east. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil productive. Seat of justice, Dedham. Pop. in 1810, 31,245; in 1820, 36,452; in 1830, 41,993; in 1840, 53,140; in 1850, 57,983.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 263.
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