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| Name | Jefferson |
| Alt names | Caswell County | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS47041261 | | Jefferson | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.05°N 83.45°W |
| Located in | Tennessee, United States (1792 - ) |
| See also | Cocke, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greene, Tennessee, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hamblen, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hawkins, Tennessee, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Together with Grainger and Hamblen counties, it is part of the Morristown, Tennessee, Metropolitan Statistical Area which is, as of December 2005, considered a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area.[1] As of 2010, the population was 51,407. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 48,394 [2]. Its county seat is Dandridge. The county's current mayor is Alan Palmieri. Jefferson County has 21 Commissioners, two from each of the ten districts with White Pine electing three. Jefferson County was established as a Tennessee county on June 11, 1792.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1792 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1792 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1792 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1792 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1792 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1908 | 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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| 1800 | 9,017
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| 1810 | 7,309
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| 1820 | 8,953
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| 1830 | 11,801
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| 1840 | 12,076
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| 1850 | 13,204
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| 1860 | 16,043
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| 1870 | 19,476
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| 1880 | 15,846
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| 1890 | 16,478
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| 1900 | 18,590
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| 1910 | 17,755
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| 1920 | 17,677
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| 1930 | 17,914
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| 1940 | 18,621
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| 1950 | 19,667
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| 1960 | 21,493
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| 1970 | 24,940
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| 1980 | 31,284
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| 1990 | 33,016
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Note: in 1800 Cocke was reported with Jefferson.
Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Jefferson 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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