Headnote
WEAKLEY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee. Area, 680 square miles. Seat of justice, Dresden. Pop. in 1840, 9,870; in 1850, 14,608. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Weakley County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WEAKLEY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Tennessee. Area, 680 square miles. Seat of justice, Dresden. Pop. in 1840, 9,870; in 1850, 14,608.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 382.
Name Type
Dresden, TN City or Town
Sharon, TN City or Town
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