Headnote
SURRY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Yadkin river. Area, 726 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Rockford. Pop. in 1810, 10,366; in 1820, 12,320; in 1830, 14,504; in 1840, 15,079; in 1850, 18,443. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Surry County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SURRY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of North Carolina, and traversed by Yadkin river. Area, 726 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Rockford. Pop. in 1810, 10,366; in 1820, 12,320; in 1830, 14,504; in 1840, 15,079; in 1850, 18,443.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 348.
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