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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
Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,306, making it the fifth-least populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Frenchburg. The county is named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed. It is a prohibition or dry county. Menifee County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette-Richmond-Frankfort, KY Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1869 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1869 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1869 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | 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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1870 | 1,986
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1880 | 3,755
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1890 | 4,666
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1900 | 6,818
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1910 | 6,153
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1920 | 5,779
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1930 | 4,958
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1940 | 5,691
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1950 | 4,798
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1960 | 4,276
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1970 | 4,050
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1980 | 5,117
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1990 | 5,092
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Menifee County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kymenife/
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