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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
Robertson County is a county located on the central northern border of Tennessee in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 72,803 people. Its county seat is Springfield. The county was named for James Robertson, an explorer, founder of Nashville, and a state senator, who was often called the "Father of Middle Tennessee". Robertson County is a component of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2002 Howard Bradley became the mayor of Robertson County. Bradley was re-elected and served as Mayor until 2018, when he was succeeded by Billy Vogle, the current incumbent.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1796 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1796 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1796 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1796 | Probate 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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| 1829 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1908 | 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 | 4,280
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| 1810 | 7,270
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| 1820 | 9,938
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| 1830 | 13,272
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| 1840 | 13,801
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| 1850 | 16,145
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| 1860 | 15,265
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| 1870 | 16,166
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| 1880 | 18,861
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| 1890 | 20,078
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| 1900 | 25,029
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| 1910 | 25,466
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| 1920 | 25,621
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| 1930 | 28,191
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| 1940 | 29,046
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| 1950 | 27,024
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| 1960 | 27,335
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| 1970 | 29,102
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| 1980 | 37,021
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| 1990 | 41,494
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Robertson 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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