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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
Graves County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was formed in 1824. As of 2000, the population was 37,028. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county is named for Major Benjamin Franklin Graves, soldier in the War of 1812. The Mayfield Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Graves County.
Graves County is a “limited” dry county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except for wine and beer in restaurants in Mayfield which have seating for at least 100 patrons or at the Mayfield Golf & Country Club.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1824 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | 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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| 1830 | 2,504
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| 1840 | 7,465
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| 1850 | 11,397
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| 1860 | 16,233
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| 1870 | 19,398
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| 1880 | 24,138
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| 1890 | 28,534
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| 1900 | 33,204
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| 1910 | 33,539
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| 1920 | 32,483
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| 1930 | 30,778
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| 1940 | 31,763
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| 1950 | 31,364
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| 1960 | 30,021
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| 1970 | 30,939
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| 1980 | 34,049
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| 1990 | 33,550
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/graves.htm
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