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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
Meigs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,758. Its county seat is Decatur.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1909 | 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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| 1840 | 4,794
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| 1850 | 4,879
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| 1860 | 4,667
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| 1870 | 4,511
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| 1880 | 7,117
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| 1890 | 6,930
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| 1900 | 7,491
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| 1910 | 6,131
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| 1920 | 6,077
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| 1930 | 6,127
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| 1940 | 6,393
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| 1950 | 6,080
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| 1960 | 5,160
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| 1970 | 5,219
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| 1980 | 7,431
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| 1990 | 8,033
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Meigs County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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