Headnote

CARTER COUNTY, situated on the northeast boundary of Kentucky, on the west side of Big Sandy river. Area, 800 square miles. Seat of justice, Grayson. Pop. in 1840, 2,905; in 1850, 6,241. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Carter County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CARTER COUNTY, situated on the northeast boundary of Kentucky, on the west side of Big Sandy river. Area, 800 square miles. Seat of justice, Grayson. Pop. in 1840, 2,905; in 1850, 6,241.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 68.
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