Headnote
PERRY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, broken soil fertile. Seat of justice, Troy. Pop. in 1820, 2,330; in 1830, 3,378; in 1840, 4,655; in 1850, 7,268. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Perry County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PERRY COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south. Area, 400 square miles. Face of the country, broken soil fertile. Seat of justice, Troy. Pop. in 1820, 2,330; in 1830, 3,378; in 1840, 4,655; in 1850, 7,268.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 287.
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