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Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,297. The county seat is Natchez.
The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799. Adams County is part of the Natchez micropolitan area which consists of Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1780 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1781 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1799 | County formed | 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 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1802 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | 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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| 1800 | 4,660
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| 1810 | 10,002
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| 1820 | 12,076
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| 1830 | 14,937
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| 1840 | 19,434
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| 1850 | 18,601
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| 1860 | 20,165
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| 1870 | 19,084
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| 1880 | 22,649
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| 1890 | 26,031
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| 1900 | 30,111
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| 1910 | 25,265
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| 1920 | 22,183
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| 1930 | 23,564
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| 1940 | 27,238
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| 1950 | 32,256
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| 1960 | 37,730
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| 1970 | 37,293
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| 1980 | 38,035
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| 1990 | 35,356
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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