Headnote
TIPTON COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Tennessee, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 415 square miles. Seat of justice, Covington. Pop. in 1830, 5,317; in 1840, 6,800; in 1850, 8,887. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Tipton County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
TIPTON COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Tennessee, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 415 square miles. Seat of justice, Covington. Pop. in 1830, 5,317; in 1840, 6,800; in 1850, 8,887.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 357.
Name Type
Covington, TN City or Town
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