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Lincoln County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,319. Its county seat and largest city is Fayetteville. The county is named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1809 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1809 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1810 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1834 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | 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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1810 | 6,104
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1820 | 14,761
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1830 | 22,075
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1840 | 21,493
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1850 | 23,492
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1860 | 22,828
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1870 | 28,050
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1880 | 26,960
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1890 | 27,382
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1900 | 26,304
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1910 | 25,908
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1920 | 25,786
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1930 | 25,422
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1940 | 27,214
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1950 | 25,624
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1960 | 23,829
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1970 | 24,318
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1980 | 26,483
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1990 | 28,157
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Research Tips
- Outstanding guide to Lincoln 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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