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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
Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population is 11,757. Its county seat is Decaturville.
This county is named after naval hero Stephen Decatur, Jr., who gained national recognition in the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War and the War of 1812 by his leadership and achievements at sea. The county was created in November 1845 from the part of Perry County west of the Tennessee River in response to a petition by citizens on the west side of the river who lacked easy access to the county seat, on the east side of the river.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1845 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | 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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| 1850 | 6,003
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| 1860 | 6,276
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| 1870 | 7,772
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| 1880 | 8,498
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| 1890 | 8,995
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| 1900 | 10,439
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| 1910 | 10,093
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| 1920 | 10,198
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| 1930 | 10,106
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| 1940 | 10,261
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| 1950 | 9,442
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| 1960 | 8,324
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| 1970 | 9,457
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| 1980 | 10,857
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| 1990 | 10,472
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Decatur 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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