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  WILSON COUNTY
Wilson County was established by an act of the Third General Assembly of the State of Tennessee on October 26, 1799, three years after the organization of the state itself.
The county was named in honor of Major David Wilson, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Sumner County while it was yet a part of North Carolina.
The 2000 Census by the U.S. Census Bureau gives Wilson County a total population of 88,809 broken down by the following: Lebanon - 20,235, Mt. Juliet - 12,366 (according to their 2003 special census Mt. Juliet had grown to 15,610) and Watertown - 1,358, with the remaining living in the county, outside of city limits.
www.wilsoncountytn.com   (182 words)

  
  Wilson County
Wilson County is on the upper coastal plain of South Texas.
County land was also traversed from the northwest to the southeast by La Bahía Road, a major travel route from the Alamo to the Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga Mission at Goliad.
Wilson County was established by an act of the legislature on February 13, 1860.
www.gwrra-txw.org /triplog/texascourthouses/wilson.html   (2357 words)

  
 Wilson County, Part 1
The county, although one of the thirty odd counties laid out by the "bogus" legislature of 1855, was entirely within the reserve of the Osage Indians and not subject to white occupation.
The general surface of the county is undulating, but in many places along the river it is bluffy and broken and at various points huge isolated mounds, natural watch towers, heave up from the smooth bosom of the fertile levels like solitary rough topped seas among the lesser waves.
An organized county was imperatively necessary to the success of Finn's plans, and he at once began to agitate the subject, claiming that the white population of the county was sufficient to warrant organization.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/wilson/wilson-co-p1.html   (3347 words)

  
 Wilson County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was named for Louis Dicken Wilson, a state legislator from Edgecombe County and a colonel in the Mexican-American War, who died of fever at Veracruz in 1847.
Wilson County is a member of the regional Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilson_County,_North_Carolina   (454 words)

  
 History & Genealogy - County Records - Wilson County Genealogical Fact Sheet
Census on microfilm for Wilson County: 1820-1880, 1900-1930
Wilson County, Tennessee, Census of 1910 [2 vols.] (Partlow, 1983)
Wilson County, Tennessee, Census of 1920 [2 vols.] (Partlow, 1992)
www.tennessee.gov /tsla/history/county/factwilson.htm   (1097 words)

  
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Wilson County is a south, central Texas county on the rolling plains with mostly sandy soils and adjacent to Bexar County (San Antonio).
The county made state news in 1960 when county native John B. Connally (D) was elected governor of Texas and made national and international news when he was wounded in the assassination of the President John F. Kennedy in 1963 in Dallas.
In 1990, Martha Schnabel ran for County Judge as a Republican and working tirelessly she became the first Republican to hold county-wide office and the first woman to hold the position of County Judge.
www.angelfire.com /tx5/wilsoncountygop   (327 words)

  
 Kansas Counties
Wilson County as originally laid out was twenty-four miles square along the southern boundary of the state, the territory which today comprises Montgomery County.
Later in the same year [1855], the legislature expanded the county 26 miles northward to its present northern line; in 1867, the southern half was carved off to form Montgomery County.
No attempt was made to organize the county until 1864, when an ambitious New Yorker named Daniel C. Finn arrived in the region and began agitating the question.
www.kshs.org /genealogists/places/counties.php?county=WL   (204 words)

  
 Wilson County, North Carolina NC, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Wilson County is one of 100 counties in North Carolina.
The county is in the Wilson metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 76,091.
This was an increase of 3.08% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19767   (524 words)

  
 Wilson Bank & Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wilson Bank and Trust was organized in 1987 for the purpose of fulfilling a need in Wilson County for a true hometown bank owned by local stockholders.
Wilson Bank and Trust was formed on strong Christian and community values, which continues to be our number one priority.
Due to the support of Wilson County and the service provided by over 320 dedicated employees, your hometown bank is now one of the top banks in the South ranking high in stability, products, technology, growth and earnings.
www.wilsonbank.com /a_aboutus.htm   (300 words)

  
 Wilson County, Tennessee - History of Wilson County
Wilson County was created October 26, 1799 by an act of the Third General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
Wilson County, it is agreed by historians, was named for Major David Wilson, a Revolutionary War hero, although he had no known connection with Wilson County and the lands that it composed.
Located in the western Wilson County, Mt. Juliet was formed in 1835 and incorporated in 1973.
www.wilsoncounty.com /history.htm   (916 words)

  
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Wilson County Fair, Inc., founded in 1933, is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to serving the citizens of Wilson County and the surrounding areas.
The Wilson County Fair, Inc. Advisory Council assists the Fair Board in improving the facilities, programs, and events offered and the fairgrounds through the establishment of the Advisory Council.
This Council is comprised of community leaders throughout Wilson County.
www.wilsoncountyfair.org   (198 words)

  
 Wilson County, Kansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of the census² of 2000, there were 10,332 people, 4,203 households, and 2,849 families residing in the county.
The racial makeup of the county was 96.78% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,747, and the median income for a family was $36,990.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilson_County,_Kansas   (430 words)

  
 American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of Tennessee Fights for Religious Freedom in Wilson County Public School
NASHVILLE - Acting on behalf of a Wilson County family, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee today asked a federal court to end practices by teachers and other officials that put pressure on students to engage in religious activities at Lakeview Elementary School.
We are pursuing this lawsuit so that Wilson County residents can decide for themselves whether or not they want to practice a particular religious faith,” said ACLU of Tennessee Executive Director Hedy Weinberg.
The defendants in the lawsuit are the Wilson County School System; Dr. Jim Duncan, Director of Wilson County Schools; Wendell Marlowe, Principal of Lakeview Elementary School; Yvonne Smith, Assistant Principal of Lakeview Elementary School; and Janet Adamson, teacher at Lakeview Elementary School.
www.aclu.org /religion/schools/26946prs20060927.html   (586 words)

  
 EMTAR - County Links
It is generally agreed by historical critics that Wilson County was named in honor of David Wilson who served with distinction in the Revolutionary War, was a member of the Territorial Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1794.
The county seat thus was accessible to all parts of the county for trading.
Lebanon is the county's largest city and serves as the county seat.
wilsoncounty.internetcrusade.com /web/countylinks/county_links.htm   (357 words)

  
 Wilson County Website
The Board of County Commissioners, three members, the County Clerk and the County Coordinator were present, and met in regular session at 3:00 p.m.
County Hospital Board members presented a planning and financial report on a new hospital.
At 4:25 P.M. Rhonda Willard, County Clerk swore in Annette Cranmer as County Treasurer.
www.wilson.kansasgov.com /MV2Base.asp?VarCN=86   (299 words)

  
 Wilson County, Part 4
The Wilson County Free Press was founded on January 9, 1873, by G. Smith, who used the material upon which the Humboldt Southarest had formerly been printed.
Came direct from Logan County to Kansas in the fall of 1870 and located at Neodesa, where he engaged in merchandising five years, then went onto a farm near Neodesha and farmed three years, since which he has been continuously engaged in the mercantile business at Neodesha.
He lived in his native county six years and Boone County, Ill., three years; after which he was raised and educated in McHenry County, Ill., but graduated from the Chicago Law School in 1869.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/wilson/wilson-co-p4.html   (3684 words)

  
 Wilson Economic Development Council
Wilson County Properties is a private non-profit publicly financed corporation that will work with a company to find the best solution to meet your requirements.
Wilson County Properties has bought buildings and up-fitted to company's requirement, leasing them over a long term where the company at the end of the lease actually owns the building.
In conjunction with the Wilson Economic Development Council, their joint objective is to help companies meet the competitive challenges they face by doing anything we can to make site selection, start-up and continuing operations go smoothly.
www.wilsonedc.com /Business/?rid=878&p=Noteworthy   (567 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Wilson County (N-16) is on the upper coastal plain of South Texas.
County land was also traversed from the northwest to the southeast by La Bahía Road,
From the time the county was established in 1860 until the 1950s, Wilson County voters remained solidly within the Democratic party
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hcw12.html   (2337 words)

  
 Wilson County, NC News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wilson County workers woke up to wet, windy and overcast weather conditions brought on by a nor'easter that pelted most of the state Tuesday.
A Minnesota company is taking over a Wilson County plant that was scheduled to close next year and will add jobs to those already there.
In ones and twos, voters trickled into the Wilson County Board of Elections office Wednesday afternoon to make their choices in the 2006 midterm elections.
www.topix.net /county/wilson-nc?scoring=r   (554 words)

  
 Wilson County Website
Different departments of Wilson County Health Department also may share health information about you in order to coordinate the different things you need, such as prescriptions, lab work, and x-rays.
We also may disclose health information about you to people outside Wilson County Health Department who may be involved in your medical care after you leave Wilson County Health Department, such as family members, friends, or others we use to provide services that are part of your care.
We may use and disclose health information about you so that the treatment and services you receive at Wilson County Health Department may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company, or other third party.
www.wilson.kansasgov.com /MV2Base.asp?VarCN=42   (3760 words)

  
 USGW Wilson County, NC Genealogy
Wilson County, located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain region of North Carolina, was formed in 1855 from parts of Edgecombe, Wayne, Johnston, and Nash Counties.
It was named for General Louis Dicken Wilson (1789 - 1847), a veteran of the war with Mexico.
There are 10 townships: Wilson, Taylors, Old Fields, Crossroads, Black Creek, Spring Hill, Saratoga, Stantonsburg, Gardners, and Toisnot.
www.rootsweb.com /~ncwilson/index.htm   (69 words)

  
 Wilson County, Ks History
Wilson County Museum, 420 N. 7th, Fredonia, Ks.
This is a self-guided tour in Allen, Coffey, Wilson and Woodson Counties that follows Opothleyahola’s flight into Kansas from Indian Territory at the onset of the Civil War.
In 1862 Union soldiers moved the survivors from Fort Row in Wilson County and Fort Belmont in Woodson County to Leroy, Coffey County.
www.bleedingkansas.org /Wilson_County.html   (229 words)

  
 Wilson County News, Floresville, Texas: South Texas News, South Texas, Newspaper, Wilson, La Vernia, Poth, Sutherland ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Unemployment rate for July increases in Wilson County
County employees will pay more for insurance coverage
County commissioners were left with few options when it came to selecting insurance for county employees at their Aug. 27 meeting.
www.wilsoncountynews.com   (504 words)

  
 Wilson County (NC) Genealogical Society Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Out of Isle of Wight County, down the Blackwater River; out of Nansemond County, across the Albemarle Sound and down the Chowan River; out of Southampton County, down Green’s Path came the immigrants from Virginia to this particular part of eastern North Carolina now known as Wilson County.
This makes Wilson County a storehouse of information for the thousand or more pioneer families who were here in the 1700s and 1800s then moved on to Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, and other points to the west and south.
Extensive records are available for Wilson and its parent counties of Edgecombe, Johnston, Nash, and Wayne.
www.wcgs.org   (339 words)

  
 government
The City of Wilson operates under a council/manager form of govemment.
The County of Wilson operates under a Board of County Commissioners.
The citizens of Wilson County elect seven County Commissioners for a four year term.
www.wilsonncchamber.com /government.html   (134 words)

  
 Wilson County, Tennessee - Wilson County Tennessee's source for information, including Lebanon, Mt. Juliet and ...
Wilson County, Tennessee - Wilson County Tennessee's source for information, including Lebanon, Mt. Juliet and Watertown.
In a joint effort with Cumberland University, the Fessenden House - Wilson County Museum will be opened for tours each Sunday from 1:00-4:00p.m.
(Lebanon) Sep 11 - United Way of Wilson County will host their annual kick-off luncheon at Baird Chapel on the Cumberla...
www.wilsoncounty.com   (362 words)

  
 Wilson County, Kansas houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Wilson County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilson County is $399 a month.
Wilson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Wilson_County-KS.html   (968 words)

  
 Wilson County Sheriffs Department
The Sheriff is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in the County by State Statute.
The Sheriff's Department has 150 sworn officers and patrols approximately 583 square miles, with a estimated population of 95,000 citizens, and does not included the thousands of persons who travel through Wilson County on a daily basis for work, shopping, and recreation.
The Wilson County Sheriffs Department and Jail is located in the Wilson County Criminal Justice Complex.
www.wilsoncotnsheriff.com /main.html   (153 words)

  
 Welcome to the Wilson County Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Wilson County Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to welcome you to our little slice of "heaven on earth." We have many activities for families and business travelers alike.
The James E. Ward Agricultural Center is host to a wide variety of events, including the annual Wilson County Fair, which is consistently voted the best county fair in the state of Tennessee, the annual RV/Camping Convention, a street rod convention, and many others.
You may also click on the links at left, or any of the events at right to find out more about Wilson County.
www.wilsoncountycvb.com   (480 words)

  
 Wilson County Real Estate, REALTORS, Wilson Real Estate Agents, Homes For Sale, Home Values
HomeGain provides Wilson County real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other property in Wilson County.
HomeGain has realty services to help you find a top Wilson County real estate agent, get the value of your home and a comparative market analysis, view Wilson County real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
Through our partners, we also provide financial and real estate services to consumers looking for houses or selling their home in Wilson County, such as mortgages, credit history, new homes, foreclosures and other services.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/TN/wilson_county.html   (331 words)

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