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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
Gillespie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, the population is 20,814. Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, its county seat is Fredericksburg. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, who came to Texas in 1837, was an original Texas Ranger, an Indian fighter, a merchant and a soldier in the Mexican-American War. Gillespie died a hero at the Battle of Monterey in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
President Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, in the eastern part of the county. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, which includes much of the former president's LBJ Ranch, is located just outside of Stonewall.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born in a house that still stands on Main Street in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, who grew up in Fredericksburg and in nearby Kerrville, accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, rose to the rank of Fleet Admiral and commanded the Pacific War during World War II.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Court 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 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 1,240
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| 1860 | 2,736
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| 1870 | 3,566
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| 1880 | 5,228
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| 1890 | 7,056
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| 1900 | 8,229
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| 1910 | 9,447
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| 1920 | 10,015
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| 1930 | 11,020
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| 1940 | 10,670
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| 1950 | 10,520
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| 1960 | 10,048
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| 1970 | 10,553
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| 1980 | 13,532
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| 1990 | 17,204
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