Headnote
UNION COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Arkansas, with Wachita river on the northeast. Area, 2,600 square miles. Seat of justice, El Dorado. Pop. in 1840, 2,889; in 1850, 10,298. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Arkansas

Union County, Arkansas (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
UNION COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Arkansas, with Wachita river on the northeast. Area, 2,600 square miles. Seat of justice, El Dorado. Pop. in 1840, 2,889; in 1850, 10,298.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 362.
Name Type
El Dorado, AR City or Town
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