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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
Lauderdale County is a county located on the western edge of the U.S. state of Tennessee, with its border the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,143. Its county seat is Ripley. Since the antebellum years, it has been developed for cotton as a major commodity crop.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1822 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1838 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1840 | 3,435
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1850 | 5,169
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1860 | 7,559
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1870 | 10,838
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1880 | 14,918
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1890 | 18,756
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1900 | 21,971
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1910 | 21,105
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1920 | 21,494
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1930 | 23,406
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1940 | 24,461
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1950 | 25,047
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1960 | 21,844
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1970 | 20,271
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1980 | 24,555
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1990 | 23,491
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Lauderdale 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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