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| Name | Taney |
| Alt names | Taney | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 36.65°N 93.05°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1837 - ) |
| See also | Christian, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Oregon, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ozark, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stone, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Missouri, United States | Parent 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
Taney County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,066. Its county seat is Forsyth. It is included in the Branson, Missouri, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Taney 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, best known for delivering the infamous majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford. However, unlike Roger B. Taney, who pronounced his name /ˈtɔːni/, the "Taney" in Taney County is generally pronounced /ˈteɪni/.
The county includes the popular tourist destinations Branson, Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals Lakes.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1885 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 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
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| 1840 | 3,264
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| 1850 | 4,373
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| 1860 | 3,576
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| 1870 | 4,407
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| 1880 | 5,599
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| 1890 | 7,973
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| 1900 | 10,127
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| 1910 | 9,134
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| 1920 | 8,178
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| 1930 | 8,867
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| 1940 | 10,323
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| 1950 | 9,863
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| 1960 | 10,238
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| 1970 | 13,023
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| 1980 | 20,467
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| 1990 | 25,561
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~motaney/
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