Headnote
ORLEANS COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north, and traversed by the Erie canal. Area, 372 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Albion. Pop. in 1820, 7,625; in 1830, 17,732; in 1840, 25,127; in 1850, 28,501. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Orleans County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ORLEANS COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of New York, with Lake Ontario on the north, and traversed by the Erie canal. Area, 372 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Albion. Pop. in 1820, 7,625; in 1830, 17,732; in 1840, 25,127; in 1850, 28,501.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 277.
Date Type
Republican Congressman Silas M. Burroughs dies at his home in New York Personal
Name Type
Kendall, NY City or Town
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