- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 62,315, a 21 percent increase from 1990. The 2004 Census estimate populationis 66,000. After its original formation in 1842 was declared unconstitutional, Putnam County was firmly established 11 February 1854 when Richard Fielding Cooke's bill, with amendments, cleared the Tennessee House. Putnam County was again a reality. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Its county seat is Cookeville6.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Court 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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| 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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| 1874 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1878 | Marriage 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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| 1860 | 8,558
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| 1870 | 8,698
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| 1880 | 11,501
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| 1890 | 13,683
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| 1900 | 16,890
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| 1910 | 20,023
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| 1920 | 22,231
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| 1930 | 23,759
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| 1940 | 26,250
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| 1950 | 29,869
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| 1960 | 29,236
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| 1970 | 35,487
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| 1980 | 47,690
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| 1990 | 51,373
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