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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
Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 247,726. The county seat is Franklin, and the county is located in Middle Tennessee. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution. Adjusted for relative cost of living, Williamson County is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Williamson County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 19th century, tobacco and hemp were cultivated here, and planters also raised blooded livestock, including horses and cattle.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1799 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1799 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1800 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 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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1800 | 2,868
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1810 | 13,153
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1820 | 20,640
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1830 | 26,638
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1840 | 27,006
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1850 | 27,201
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1860 | 23,827
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1870 | 25,328
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1880 | 28,313
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1890 | 26,321
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1900 | 26,429
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1910 | 24,213
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1920 | 23,409
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1930 | 22,845
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1940 | 25,220
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1950 | 24,307
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1960 | 25,267
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1970 | 34,330
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1980 | 58,108
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1990 | 81,021
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Williamson 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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