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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
Henry County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and is considered part of West Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,199. Its county seat is Paris. The county is named for the Virginia orator and American Founding Father Patrick Henry.
Henry County comprises the Paris, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Tennessee lands and commodity culture were associated with the lowlands and delta of the Mississippi River, which created fertile areas that supported cotton culture. During the antebellum era, numerous enslaved African Americans provided labor for the cotton plantations.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1822 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1835 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | 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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| 1830 | 12,249
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| 1840 | 14,906
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| 1850 | 18,233
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| 1860 | 19,133
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| 1870 | 20,380
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| 1880 | 22,142
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| 1890 | 21,070
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| 1900 | 24,208
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| 1910 | 25,434
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| 1920 | 27,151
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| 1930 | 26,432
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| 1940 | 25,877
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| 1950 | 23,828
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| 1960 | 22,275
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| 1970 | 23,749
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| 1980 | 28,656
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| 1990 | 27,888
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Henry 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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