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TENNESSEE COUNTY SYMBOLS

USED IN THE 1850 CENSUS


The following table of symbols and the counties they represent will be useful to those who review the 1850 census and its indexes.

Symbol

County

Symbol

County

Symbol

County

Symbol

County

A

Anderson

Fr

Franklin

L

Lauderdale

Ro

Roane

B

Bedford

G

Gibson

La

Lawrence

Rb

Robertson

Be

Benton

Gi

Giles

Le

Lewis

Ru

Rutherford

Bl

Bledsoe

Gr

Grainger

Li

Lincoln

S

Scott

Bo

Blount

Ge

Greene

M

Macon

Se

Sevier

Br

Bradley

Gu

Grundy

Ma

Madison

Sh

Shelby

C

Campbell

H

Hamilton

Mr

Marion

Sm

Smith

Ca

Cannon

Ha

Hancock

Ms

Marshall

St

Stewart

Cr

Carroll

Hr

Hardeman

Mu

Maury

Su

Sullivan

Ct

Carter

Hd

Hardin

Mc

McMinn

Sn

Sumner

Cl

Claiborne

Hw

Hawkins

Mn

McNairy

T

Tipton

Co

Cocke

Hy

Haywood

Me

Meigs

V

Van Buren

Cf

Coffee

He

Henderson

Mo

Monroe

W

Warren

D

Davidson

Hn

Henry

Mt

Montgomery

Wa

Washington

De

Decatur

Hi

Hickman

Mg

Morgan

Wy

Wayne

Dk

DeKalb

Hu

Humphreys

O

Obion

We

Weakley

Di

Dickson

J

Jackson

Ov

Overton

Wh

White

Dy

Dyer

Je

Jefferson

P

Perry

Wi

Williamson

F

Fayette

Jo

Johnson

Po

Polk

Wl

Wilson

Fe

Fentress

K

Knox

R

Rhea

 

 

Note: The following counties were not formed until after 1850: Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Crockett, Cumberland, Hamblen, Houston, Lake, Loudon, Moore, Pickett, Putnam, Sequatchie, Trousdale, Unicoi, and Union.


Charles A. Reeves, Jr.
December 4, 1997


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