Headnote
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the northeast and northwest. Area, 200 square miles. Seat of justice, Hawesville. Pop. in 1830, 1,494; in 1840, 2,581; in 1850, 3,853. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Kentucky

Hancock County, Kentucky (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the northerly boundary of Kentucky, with Ohio river on the northeast and northwest. Area, 200 square miles. Seat of justice, Hawesville. Pop. in 1830, 1,494; in 1840, 2,581; in 1850, 3,853.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Name Type
Hawesville, KY City or Town
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