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Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,237. Its county seat is Shelbyville. Bedford County comprises the Shelbyville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1830 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1861 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1861 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1810 | 8,242
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1820 | 16,012
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1830 | 30,396
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1840 | 20,546
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1850 | 21,511
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1860 | 21,584
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1870 | 24,333
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1880 | 26,025
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1890 | 24,739
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1900 | 23,845
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1910 | 22,667
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1920 | 21,737
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1930 | 21,077
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1940 | 23,151
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1950 | 23,627
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1960 | 23,150
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1970 | 25,039
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1980 | 27,916
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1990 | 30,411
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Research Tips
- Outstanding guide to Bedford County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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