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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
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 8,080. Its county seat is Eddyville. Separated from Caldwell County, Kentucky in 1854, although Eddyville was that county's seat prior to the separation, the county was named for former Congressman Chittenden Lyon.
It is a limited dry county, meaning that the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants in the city of Kuttawa that seat at least 100 diners and derive at least 70% of total sales from food.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1847 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 5,307
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| 1870 | 6,233
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| 1880 | 6,768
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| 1890 | 7,628
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| 1900 | 9,319
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| 1910 | 9,423
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| 1920 | 8,795
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| 1930 | 8,530
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| 1940 | 9,067
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| 1950 | 6,853
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| 1960 | 5,924
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| 1970 | 5,562
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| 1980 | 6,490
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| 1990 | 6,624
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Research Tips
External links
http://home.hiwaay.net/~woliver/lyon.html
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