Headnote
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Pennsylvania, with Schuylkill river on the southwest. Area, 425 square miles. Face of the country pleasantly diversified; soil productive. Seat of justice, Norristown. Pop. in 1810, 29,703; in 1820, 35,793; in 1830, 39,404; in 1840, 47,241; in 1850, 58,291. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Pennsylvania, with Schuylkill river on the southwest. Area, 425 square miles. Face of the country pleasantly diversified; soil productive. Seat of justice, Norristown. Pop. in 1810, 29,703; in 1820, 35,793; in 1830, 39,404; in 1840, 47,241; in 1850, 58,291.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 233.
Residents in 1860
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bala Cynwyd, PA City or Town
Bryn Mawr, PA City or Town
Flourtown, PA City or Town
La Mott, PA City or Town
Montgomery Square, PA City or Town
Norristown, PA City or Town
Pottstown, PA City or Town
West Manayunk, PA City or Town
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