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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his family to Kentucky in 1779. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in the Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual Casey County Apple Festival, and is a prohibition or dry county. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1806 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1807 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1807 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1808 | Marriage 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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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1852 | 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 | 3,285
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1820 | 4,349
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1830 | 4,342
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1840 | 4,939
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1850 | 6,556
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1860 | 6,466
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1870 | 8,884
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1880 | 10,983
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1890 | 11,848
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1900 | 15,144
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1910 | 15,479
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1920 | 17,213
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1930 | 16,747
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1940 | 19,962
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1950 | 17,446
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1960 | 14,327
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1970 | 12,930
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1980 | 14,818
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1990 | 14,211
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Casey County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
Casey County, Kentucky was named in honor of Col. William Casey, an early Kentucky pioneer, settler, legislator and State Senator.
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kycasey/caseypge.htm
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