Headnote
WALKER COUNTY, situated on the north and west boundary of Georgia. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous. Seat of justice, Lafayette. Pop. in 1840, 6,572; in 1850, 13,109. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Walker County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WALKER COUNTY, situated on the north and west boundary of Georgia. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country, mountainous. Seat of justice, Lafayette. Pop. in 1840, 6,572; in 1850, 13,109.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 373.
Date Type
- In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek Battles/Soldiers
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