Place:Taney, Missouri, United States

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NameTaney
Alt namesTaneysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.65°N 93.05°W
Located inMissouri, United States     (1837 - )
See alsoChristian, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Oregon, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Ozark, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Stone, Missouri, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Wayne, Missouri, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
McFarland
Oasis
Possum Trot
Skeeterville
Inhabited place
Ameera
Bradleyville
Branson
Brownbranch
Bull Creek
Cedar Creek
Cedar Valley
Day
Dickens
Eastview
Edgewater Beach
Fairview
Flag
Forsyth
Garber
Gretna
Hercules
Hilda
Hollister
Irma
Kirbyville
Kissee Mills
Long Beach
McClurg
Melva
Merriam Woods
Mildred
Mincy
Nance
Oakmont
Ozark Beach
Point Lookout
Powersite
Protem
Ridgedale
Rockaway Beach
Rueter
Swan
Table Rock Townsite
Table Rock
Taneyville
Walnut Shade
Township
Beaver
Swan (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Taney County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 39,703. The population increased to 51,675 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, making it one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Its county seat is Forsyth.

The county was officially organized on January 4, 1837, and named in honor of Roger Brooke Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, most remembered for later delivering the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

The county includes the popular tourist destination city of Branson and is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area. With a wide range of live music shows, restaurants and shopping locations, Taney County is also the home of Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals Lakes.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1837 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1888 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
1840 3,264
1850 4,373
1860 3,576
1870 4,407
1880 5,599
1890 7,973
1900 10,127
1910 9,134
1920 8,178
1930 8,867
1940 10,323
1950 9,863
1960 10,238
1970 13,023
1980 20,467
1990 25,561
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~motaney/

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