Tennessee Census Maps

Our map graphics made with the use of AniMap Plus County Boundary Historical Atlas and with the kind permission of Art Lassagne, The Gold Bug Co.

1791

The 1791 Territorial Census for the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio  is lost.

1800

The 1800 Federal Census for Tennessee is lost.

1810

The 1810 Federal Census for Tennessee is lost except for Rutherford County and part of Grainger County.

1820

Censuses extant for Middle and West Tennessee Only. All East Tennessee records are lost.

1830

The 1830 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1840

The 1840 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1850

The 1850 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1860

The 1860 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1870
The 1870 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1880

The 1880 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1890

The 1890 Federal Census for Tennessee is lost.

1900

The 1900 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1910

The 1910 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1920

The 1920 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

1930

The 1930 Federal Census for Tennessee extant for all counties.

County Name Abbreviations as Seen on the Census Maps

An  = Anderson    Bed = Bedford     Ben = Benton      Ble = Bledsoe
Blo = Blount      Br  = Bradley     Cam = Campbell    Can = Cannon
Cbn = Claiborne   Chs = Chester     Cly = Clay        Coc = Cocke
Cof = Coffee      Cr  = Crockett    Crl = Carroll     Ctm = Cheatham
Ctr = Carter      Cu  = Cumberland  Da  = Davidson    Dec = Decatur
Di  = Dickson     DK  = De Kalb     Dy  = Dyer        Fa  = Fayette
Fe  = Fentress    Fr  = Franklin    Gib = Gibson      Gil = Giles
Gra = Grainger    Gre = Greene      Gru = Grundy      Han = Hancock 
Haw = Hawkins     Hay = Haywood     Hbn = Hamblen     Hdm = Hardeman
Hi  = Hickman     Ho  = Houston     Hrn = Hardin      Hry = Henry
Hsn = Henderson   Htn = Hamilton    Hu  = Humphreys   Jac = Jackson
Jam = James       Je  = Jefferson   Jo  = Johnson     Kn  = Knox 
Lak = Lake        Lau = Lauderdale  Law = Lawrence    Le  = Lewis
Li  = Lincoln     Lo  = Loudon      Mac = Macon       Mad = Madison
Mau = Maury       McM = McMinn      McN = McNairy     Me  = Meigs
Moo = Moore       Mor = Morgan      Mrn = Marion      Mro = Monroe 
Msl = Marshall    Mty = Montgomery  Ob  = Obion       Ov  = Overton
Pe  = Perry       Pi  = Pickett     Po  = Polk        Pu  = Putnam
Rh  = Rhea        Roa = Roane       Rob = Robertson   Ru  = Rutherford
Sc  = Scott       Seq = Sequatchie  Sev = Sevier      Sh  = Shelby
Sm  = Smith       St  = Stewart     Sul = Sullivan    Sum = Sumner
Te  = Tennessee   Ti  = Tipton      Tr  = Trousdale   Uci = Unicoi      
Unn = Union       VB  = Van Buren   War = Warren      Was = Washington  
Way = Wayne       We  = Weakley     Wh  = White       Wls = Wilson      
Wms = Williamson 

Other Census Sources and Aids

Modern Map of Tennessee

Nancy Cole’s Beginner’s Guide to the U.S. Federal Census TNGenWeb

Tennessee USGenWeb Archives Digital Library (May have a few census transcriptions)

USGenWeb Census Project, Tennessee (Transcriptions)

Tennessee; Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990

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