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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
Hancock County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,662, making it the fourth-least populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Sneedville.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1844 | County formed | 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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| 1879 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1914 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1929 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | 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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| 1850 | 5,660
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| 1860 | 7,020
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| 1870 | 7,148
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| 1880 | 9,098
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| 1890 | 10,342
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| 1900 | 11,147
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| 1910 | 10,778
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| 1920 | 10,454
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| 1930 | 9,673
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| 1940 | 11,231
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| 1950 | 9,116
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| 1960 | 7,757
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| 1970 | 6,719
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| 1980 | 6,887
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| 1990 | 6,739
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Hancock 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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