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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
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 11,367. Its county seat is Hohenwald6. Lewis County is named for explorer Meriwether Lewis who died and was buried at Grinder's Stand in 1809. Lewis's grave is located at the geographic center of the county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1827 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1847 | Marriage records recorded | 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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| 1860 | 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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| 1850 | 4,438
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| 1860 | 2,241
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| 1870 | 1,986
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| 1880 | 2,181
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| 1890 | 2,555
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| 1900 | 4,455
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| 1910 | 6,033
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| 1920 | 5,707
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| 1930 | 5,258
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| 1940 | 5,849
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| 1950 | 6,078
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| 1960 | 6,269
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| 1970 | 6,761
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| 1980 | 9,700
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| 1990 | 9,247
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