Headnote
OWEN COUNTY, situated in the north part of Kentucky with Kentucky river on the southwest. Area, 320 square miles. Seat of justice, Owenton. Pop. in 1820, 2,031; in 1830 5,793; in 1840, 8,232; in 1850, 10,441. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Owen County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
OWEN COUNTY, situated in the north part of Kentucky with Kentucky river on the southwest. Area, 320 square miles. Seat of justice, Owenton. Pop. in 1820, 2,031; in 1830 5,793; in 1840, 8,232; in 1850, 10,441.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 279.
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