Humphreys (TN): Profile

Welcome to Humphreys County ...

Time Zone: Humphreys County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Waverly is the Seat for Humphreys County.

Humphreys County was founded in 1809 and was created by taking area from Stewart County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Humphreys had a population of 18,596 people. This is an increase of 0.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,538 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Humphreys represented 0.29% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Humphreys County:

McEwen
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen<2>
New Johnsonville
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on New Johnsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville<2>
Waverly
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Waverly
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

Websites specific to Humphreys County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Benton County
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- Dickson County
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- Henry County
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- Hickman County
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- Houston County
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- Perry County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Humphreys County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.