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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
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville.
Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport–Johnson City–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Kingsport–Johnson City–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Sullivan is Tennessee's second-oldest county; it was established in 1779 when the area was still part of North Carolina. From 1784 to 1788, it was part of the extra-legal State of Franklin.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1775 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1779 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1861 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1861 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 4,447
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| 1800 | 10,218
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| 1810 | 6,847
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| 1820 | 7,015
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| 1830 | 10,073
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| 1840 | 10,736
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| 1850 | 11,742
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| 1860 | 13,552
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| 1870 | 13,136
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| 1880 | 18,321
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| 1890 | 20,879
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| 1900 | 24,935
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| 1910 | 28,120
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| 1920 | 36,259
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| 1930 | 51,087
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| 1940 | 69,085
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| 1950 | 95,063
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| 1960 | 114,139
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| 1970 | 127,329
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| 1980 | 143,968
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| 1990 | 143,596
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Sullivan 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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