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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
Roane County is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 54,181 at the 2010 United States census. Its county seat is at Kingston. The U.S. Census Bureau treats Roane County as the Harriman, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN, Combined Statistical Area. Several movies have been filmed in Roane County, including Boys of Summerville, and October Sky.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1801 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1802 | Probate records recorded | 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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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | 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 | 5,581
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| 1820 | 7,895
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| 1830 | 11,341
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| 1840 | 10,948
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| 1850 | 12,185
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| 1860 | 13,583
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| 1870 | 15,622
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| 1880 | 15,237
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| 1890 | 17,418
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| 1900 | 22,738
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| 1910 | 22,860
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| 1920 | 24,624
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| 1930 | 24,477
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| 1940 | 27,795
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| 1950 | 31,665
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| 1960 | 39,133
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| 1970 | 38,881
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| 1980 | 48,425
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| 1990 | 47,227
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Roane 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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