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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
Hickman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, its population is 24,690. Its county seat is Centerville. It was named for Edwin Hickman, a pioneer settler and explorer who was killed by Indians in the area in 1791.
Hickman County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1846 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1868 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1914 | Birth 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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| 1810 | 2,583
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| 1820 | 6,080
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| 1830 | 8,119
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| 1840 | 8,618
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| 1850 | 9,397
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| 1860 | 9,312
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| 1870 | 9,856
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| 1880 | 12,095
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| 1890 | 14,499
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| 1900 | 16,367
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| 1910 | 16,527
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| 1920 | 16,216
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| 1930 | 13,613
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| 1940 | 14,873
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| 1950 | 13,353
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| 1960 | 11,862
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| 1970 | 12,096
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| 1980 | 15,151
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| 1990 | 16,754
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Hickman 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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