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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
Wayne County is a county located in south central Tennessee, along the Alabama border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,021. Its county seat is Waynesboro. The county is named after General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, a prominent military leader in the American Revolutionary War.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1817 | County formed | 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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1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1857 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | 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 | 2,459
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1830 | 6,013
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1840 | 7,705
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1850 | 8,170
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1860 | 9,115
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1870 | 10,209
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1880 | 11,301
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1890 | 11,471
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1900 | 12,936
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1910 | 12,062
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1920 | 12,877
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1930 | 12,134
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1940 | 13,638
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1950 | 13,864
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1960 | 11,908
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1970 | 12,365
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1980 | 13,946
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1990 | 13,935
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Wayne 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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