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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 an exurban county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683. Its county seat is Dandridge. Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neighboring Grainger and Hamblen counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.
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.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
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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