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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
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Memphis.
Shelby County is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises eight counties in the three states of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
Shelby County was named for Governor Isaac Shelby (1750–1826) of Kentucky.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1820 | 364
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| 1830 | 5,648
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| 1840 | 14,721
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| 1850 | 31,157
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| 1860 | 48,092
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| 1870 | 76,378
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| 1880 | 78,430
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| 1890 | 112,740
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| 1900 | 153,557
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| 1910 | 191,439
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| 1920 | 223,216
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| 1930 | 306,482
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| 1940 | 358,250
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| 1950 | 482,393
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| 1960 | 627,019
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| 1970 | 722,014
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| 1980 | 777,113
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| 1990 | 826,330
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Shelby 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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