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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
Gaines County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 14,467. Its county seat is Seminole6. Gaines County is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Gaines
County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1876 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1905 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1905 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1905 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1906 | Marriage 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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| 1880 | 8
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| 1890 | 68
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| 1900 | 55
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| 1910 | 1,255
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| 1920 | 1,018
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| 1930 | 2,800
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| 1940 | 8,136
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| 1950 | 8,909
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| 1960 | 12,267
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| 1970 | 11,593
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| 1980 | 13,150
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| 1990 | 14,123
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