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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
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 20,386. Its county seat is Lafayette.
Macon County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Mufreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Court 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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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1901 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1901 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1901 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 6,948
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| 1860 | 7,290
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| 1870 | 6,633
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| 1880 | 9,321
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| 1890 | 10,878
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| 1900 | 12,881
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| 1910 | 14,559
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| 1920 | 14,922
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| 1930 | 13,872
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| 1940 | 14,904
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| 1950 | 13,599
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| 1960 | 12,197
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| 1970 | 12,315
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| 1980 | 15,700
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| 1990 | 15,906
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Macon 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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