Place:Bedford, Tennessee, United States


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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1807 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1808 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1810 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1861 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1861 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1908 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1810 8,242
1820 16,012
1830 30,396
1840 20,546
1850 21,511
1860 21,584
1870 24,333
1880 26,025
1890 24,739
1900 23,845
1910 22,667
1920 21,737
1930 21,077
1940 23,151
1950 23,627
1960 23,150
1970 25,039
1980 27,916
1990 30,411

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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