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Name | Cumberland |
Alt names | Cumberland | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 36.8°N 85.4°W |
Located in | Kentucky, United States (1799 - ) |
See also | Adair, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clinton, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Monroe, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Russell, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Kentucky, United States | Child 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
Cumberland County is a county located in the Pennyroyal Plateau region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,856. Its county seat is Burkesville. The county was formed in 1798 and named for the Cumberland River, which in turn may have been named after the Duke of Cumberland or the English county of Cumberland.
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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1799 | Marriage 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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1815 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Birth 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1800 | 3,284
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1810 | 6,191
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1820 | 8,058
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1830 | 8,624
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1840 | 6,090
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1850 | 7,005
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1860 | 7,340
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1870 | 7,690
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1880 | 8,894
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1890 | 8,452
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1900 | 8,962
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1910 | 9,846
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1920 | 10,648
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1930 | 10,204
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1940 | 11,923
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1950 | 9,309
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1960 | 7,835
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1970 | 6,850
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1980 | 7,289
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1990 | 6,784
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/1794/
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