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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Tippah County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,232. Its county seat is Ripley. The name "Tippah" is derived from a Chickasaw language word meaning "cut off." It was taken from the creek of the same name that flows across much of the original county from northeast to southwest before emptying into the Tallahatchie River. The creek probably was so named because it, and the ridges on either side, "cut off" the western part of the region from the eastern portion.
One of President Bill Clinton's great-grandfathers is buried here.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Land records recorded | 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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1849 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1855 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1858 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 9,444
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1850 | 20,741
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1860 | 22,550
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1870 | 20,727
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1880 | 12,867
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1890 | 12,951
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1900 | 12,983
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1910 | 14,631
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1920 | 15,419
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1930 | 18,658
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1940 | 19,680
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1950 | 17,522
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1960 | 15,093
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1970 | 15,852
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1980 | 18,739
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1990 | 19,523
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/
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