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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
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was created in 1849 from portions of Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, and Morgan counties and named for General Winfield Scott. As of 2000, the population was 21,127. Its county seat is Huntsville. Scott County is known for having seceded from the Confederacy during the Civil War and subsequently forming The Free and Independent State of Scott.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1849 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1854 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1892 | Probate 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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| 1850 | 1,905
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| 1860 | 3,519
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| 1870 | 4,054
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| 1880 | 6,021
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| 1890 | 9,794
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| 1900 | 11,077
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| 1910 | 12,947
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| 1920 | 13,411
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| 1930 | 14,080
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| 1940 | 15,966
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| 1950 | 17,362
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| 1960 | 15,413
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| 1970 | 14,762
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| 1980 | 19,259
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| 1990 | 18,358
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Scott 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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