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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
Cocke County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,662. Its county seat is Newport. Cocke County comprises the Newport, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1797 | County formed | 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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| 1810 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Marriage 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 | 5,154
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| 1820 | 4,892
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| 1830 | 6,017
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| 1840 | 6,992
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| 1850 | 8,300
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| 1860 | 10,408
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| 1870 | 12,458
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| 1880 | 14,808
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| 1890 | 16,523
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| 1900 | 19,153
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| 1910 | 19,399
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| 1920 | 20,782
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| 1930 | 21,775
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| 1940 | 24,083
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| 1950 | 22,991
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| 1960 | 23,390
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| 1970 | 25,283
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| 1980 | 28,792
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| 1990 | 29,141
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Note: in 1800 Cocke was reported with Jefferson.
Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Cocke 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.
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