Headnote
HARFORD COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland, with Susquehanna river on the northeast, and Chesapeake bay on the southeast.  Area, 480 square miles.  Face of the country undulating; soil, good for grain, pasturage, and fruit.  Seat of justice, Beslair.  Pop. in 1810, 21,258; in 1820, 15,924; in 1830, 16,315; in 1840, 17,120; in 1850, 19,356. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maryland

Harford County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HARFORD COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Maryland, with Susquehanna river on the northeast, and Chesapeake bay on the southeast.  Area, 480 square miles.  Face of the country undulating; soil, good for grain, pasturage, and fruit.  Seat of justice, Beslair.  Pop. in 1810, 21,258; in 1820, 15,924; in 1830, 16,315; in 1840, 17,120; in 1850, 19,356.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 149.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Bel Air, MD City or Town
Churchville, MD City or Town
Havre de Grace, MD City or Town
Jarrettsville, MD City or Town
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