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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Geneva County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Henry Yonge, who founded the city of Geneva, AL, named it after his wife's hometown in Geneva, New York. When the county was formed years later, it simply took the name of the largest settlement in that county. As of 2000 the population was 25,764. Its county seat is Geneva. Geneva county is a prohibition or dry county. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1868 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1898 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1898 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1912 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
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| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 2,959
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| 1880 | 4,342
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| 1890 | 10,690
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| 1900 | 19,096
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| 1910 | 26,230
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| 1920 | 29,315
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| 1930 | 30,104
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| 1940 | 29,172
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| 1950 | 25,899
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| 1960 | 22,310
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| 1970 | 21,924
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| 1980 | 24,253
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| 1990 | 23,647
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