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| Name | Overton |
| Alt names | Overton | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.45°N 85.283°W |
| Located in | Tennessee, United States (1806 - ) |
| See also | Clay, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cumberland, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fentress, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pickett, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Putnam, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Smith, Tennessee, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Overton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 20,118. Its county seat is Livingston.
Overton County is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1792 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1815 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1914 | 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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| 1810 | 5,643
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| 1820 | 7,128
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| 1830 | 8,242
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| 1840 | 9,279
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| 1850 | 11,211
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| 1860 | 12,637
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| 1870 | 11,297
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| 1880 | 12,153
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| 1890 | 12,039
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| 1900 | 13,353
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| 1910 | 15,854
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| 1920 | 17,617
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| 1930 | 18,079
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| 1940 | 18,883
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| 1950 | 17,566
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| 1960 | 14,661
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| 1970 | 14,866
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| 1980 | 17,575
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| 1990 | 17,636
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Overton 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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