Place:Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States

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Lauderdale County is a county located on the western edge of the U.S. state of Tennessee, with its border the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,143. Its county seat is Ripley. Since the antebellum years, it has been developed for cotton as a major commodity crop.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1822 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 3,435
1850 5,169
1860 7,559
1870 10,838
1880 14,918
1890 18,756
1900 21,971
1910 21,105
1920 21,494
1930 23,406
1940 24,461
1950 25,047
1960 21,844
1970 20,271
1980 24,555
1990 23,491

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External Links

  • Outstanding guide to Lauderdale 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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