Place:Gibson, Tennessee, United States

NameGibson
Alt namesGibsonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36°N 88.933°W
Located inTennessee, United States     (1823 - )
See alsoCrockett, Tennessee, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)


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Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,683. Its county seat is Trenton. The county was formed in 1823 and named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1819 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 5,801
1840 13,689
1850 19,548
1860 21,777
1870 25,666
1880 32,685
1890 35,859
1900 39,408
1910 41,630
1920 43,388
1930 46,528
1940 44,835
1950 48,132
1960 44,699
1970 47,871
1980 49,467
1990 46,315
2000 48,152

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Gibson County, Tennessee, United States

Research Tips

  • Outstanding guide to Gibson 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.

Resources

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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