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| Name | Sumner |
| Alt names | Sumner | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.483°N 86.45°W |
| Located in | Tennessee, United States (1786 - ) |
| See also | Macon, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Robertson, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Smith, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Trousdale, Tennessee, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wilson, Tennessee, United States | Child 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
Sumner County is a county located on the central northern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, in what is called Middle Tennessee.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 196,281. Its county seat is Gallatin, and its largest city is Hendersonville. The county is named for American Revolutionary War hero General Jethro Sumner.
Sumner County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is made up of eight cities, including Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Millersville, Mitchellville, Portland, Westmoreland, and White House. Sumner County is northeast of Nashville, Tennessee.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1786 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1787 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1787 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1787 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1789 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | 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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| 1790 | 2,196
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| 1800 | 4,616
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| 1810 | 13,792
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| 1820 | 19,211
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| 1830 | 20,569
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| 1840 | 22,445
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| 1850 | 22,717
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| 1860 | 22,030
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| 1870 | 23,711
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| 1880 | 23,625
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| 1890 | 23,668
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| 1900 | 26,072
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| 1910 | 25,621
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| 1920 | 27,708
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| 1930 | 28,622
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| 1940 | 32,719
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| 1950 | 33,533
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| 1960 | 36,217
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| 1970 | 56,106
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| 1980 | 85,790
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| 1990 | 103,281
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Sumner 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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