List of counties in Tennessee

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This is a list of the 95 counties in the State of Tennessee. A county is a local level of government smaller than a state and not smaller than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.

As of 2000, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 897,472 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km²). The least populated county was Pickett County (4,945) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County, covering 114 sq mi (295 km²). As of the same year, Davidson County, in which the capital Nashville is located, covers 502 sq mi (1,300 km²) with a population of 569,891. The population of the state of Tennessee as of the 2000 census was 5,689,283 in an area of 42,169 sq mi (109,217 km²).^[1][2][3] The oldest county is Washington County, founded in 1777. The most recently formed county is Chester County (1879).^[1]

According to the 2000 census, the center of population for Tennessee was located at 35.795862° N 86.397772° W, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) south of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County.^[4] The center of population pinpoints the location at which the population of the state, as placed on a map of the state where they reside, would balance out the map. The geographic center, the point where the map of Tennessee would balance without the population, is located 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Murfreesboro. In 1976, the Rutherford County Historical Society marked the geographic center of Tennessee with an obelisk.^[5]

Some of the counties were formed in part or completely from lands previously controlled by Native Americans. The 'Indian lands' were territories that Native Americans had occupied from pre-Columbian times and to which they were granted the legal right of occupancy in an act of the United States government. In cases where counties had been formed from that territory, the legal right of Native American occupancy was revoked in a federal act prior to the formal establishment of the county.^[6] For Tennessee, ten treaties were negotiated between 1770 and 1835, defining the areas assigned to European settlers and to Native Americans, regulating the right of occupancy regarding the lands. The remaining native population was eventually removed from Tennessee to what became the state of Oklahoma.^[7]

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five digit numbers, for Tennessee the codes start with 47 and are completed with the three digit county code. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county.^[8]

Contents 1 Alphabetical list 2 Defunct counties 3 Consolidated counties 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Alphabetical list

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County	FIPS Code [8]	County Seat [1][3]	Founded [1]	Formed from [9]	Named for[9]	Population (2000) [1][10][3]	Area [1][2][3]	Map
Anderson County	001	Clinton	1801	Knox and Grainger Counties	Joseph Anderson (1757–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury.	&0000000000071330.00000071,330	&0000000000000338.000000338 sq mi (&0000000000000875.000000875 km²)
Bedford County	003	Shelbyville	1807	Rutherford County	Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford, a large landowner in the area	&0000000000037586.00000037,586	&0000000000000474.000000474 sq mi (&0000000000001228.0000001,228 km²)
Benton County	005	Camden	1835	Humphreys County	Creek War veteran David Benton (1779–1860), an early settler in the county.	&0000000000016537.00000016,537	&0000000000000394.000000394 sq mi (&0000000000001020.0000001,020 km²)
Bledsoe County	007	Pikeville	1807	Roane County and Indian lands	Anthony Bledsoe, Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and early settler in Sumner County	&0000000000012367.00000012,367	&0000000000000406.000000406 sq mi (&0000000000001052.0000001,052 km²)
Blount County	009	Maryville	1795	Knox County	William Blount (1749–1800), governor of the Southwest Territory and later U.S. Senator	&0000000000105823.000000105,823	&0000000000000559.000000559 sq mi (&0000000000001448.0000001,448 km²)
Bradley County	011	Cleveland	1836	Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Edward Bradley.	&0000000000087965.00000087,965	&0000000000000329.000000329 sq mi (&0000000000000852.000000852 km²)
Campbell County	013	Jacksboro	1806	Anderson and Claiborne counties	Virginia House of Burgesses member Arthur Campbell (1743–1811), who was a negotiator of Indian treaties.	&0000000000039854.00000039,854	&0000000000000480.000000480 sq mi (&0000000000001243.0000001,243 km²)
Cannon County	015	Woodbury	1836	Rutherford, Smith and Warren counties	Governor of Tennessee Newton Cannon (1781–1841).	&0000000000012826.00000012,826	&0000000000000266.000000266 sq mi (&0000000000000689.000000689 km²)
Carroll County	017	Huntingdon	1821	Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee William Carroll (1788–1844).	&0000000000029475.00000029,475	&0000000000000599.000000599 sq mi (&0000000000001551.0000001,551 km²)
Carter County	019	Elizabethton	1796	Washington County	Speaker of the State of Franklin senate Landon Carter (1710–1778).	&0000000000056742.00000056,742	&0000000000000341.000000341 sq mi (&0000000000000883.000000883 km²)
Cheatham County	021	Ashland City	1856	Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson counties	Tennessee state legislator Edward Cheatham.	&0000000000035912.00000035,912	&0000000000000303.000000303 sq mi (&0000000000000785.000000785 km²)
Chester County	023	Henderson	1879	Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison counties	Tennessee state legislator Robert I. Chester.	&0000000000015540.00000015,540	&0000000000000289.000000289 sq mi (&0000000000000749.000000749 km²)
Claiborne County	025	Tazewell	1801	Grainger and Hawkins counties	Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (1775–1817).	&0000000000029862.00000029,862	&0000000000000434.000000434 sq mi (&0000000000001124.0000001,124 km²)
Clay County	027	Celina	1870	Jackson and Overton counties	U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777–1852).	&0000000000007976.0000007,976	&0000000000000236.000000236 sq mi (&0000000000000611.000000611 km²)
Cocke County	029	Newport	1797	Jefferson County	William Cocke (1747–1828), one of Tennessee's first U.S. Senators.	&0000000000033565.00000033,565	&0000000000000434.000000434 sq mi (&0000000000001124.0000001,124 km²)
Coffee County	031	Manchester	1836	Bedford, Warren and Franklin counties	John Coffee (1772–1833), frontiersman, planter, and veteran of Creek War and War of 1812.	&0000000000048014.00000048,014	&0000000000000429.000000429 sq mi (&0000000000001111.0000001,111 km²)
Crockett County	033	Alamo	1871	Haywood, Madison, Dyer and Gibson counties	Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontier humorist, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo.	&0000000000014532.00000014,532	&0000000000000265.000000265 sq mi (&0000000000000686.000000686 km²)
Cumberland County	035	Crossville	1855	White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress and Putnam counties	The Cumberland Mountains.	&0000000000046802.00000046,802	&0000000000000682.000000682 sq mi (&0000000000001766.0000001,766 km²)
Davidson County	037	Nashville	1783	Part of North Carolina	William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), a Brigadier General who died at the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowan's Ford.	&0000000000569891.000000569,891	&0000000000000502.000000502 sq mi (&0000000000001300.0000001,300 km²)
Decatur County	039	Decaturville	1845	Perry County	U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779–1820).	&0000000000011731.00000011,731	&0000000000000333.000000333 sq mi (&0000000000000862.000000862 km²)
DeKalb County	041	Smithville	1837	Franklin, Cannon, Jackson and White counties	Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German-born baron who assisted the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War.	&0000000000017423.00000017,423	&0000000000000304.000000304 sq mi (&0000000000000787.000000787 km²)
Dickson County	043	Charlotte	1803	Montgomery and Robertson counties	U.S. Representative William Dickson (1770–1816).	&0000000000043156.00000043,156	&0000000000000490.000000490 sq mi (&0000000000001269.0000001,269 km²)
Dyer County	045	Dyersburg	1823	Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Robert Henry Dyer.	&0000000000037279.00000037,279	&0000000000000510.000000510 sq mi (&0000000000001321.0000001,321 km²)
Fayette County	047	Somerville	1824	Indian lands	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834).	&0000000000028796.00000028,796	&0000000000000705.000000705 sq mi (&0000000000001826.0000001,826 km²)
Fentress County	049	Jamestown	1823	Morgan, Overton and White counties	Tennessee state legislator James Fentress.	&0000000000016625.00000016,625	&0000000000000499.000000499 sq mi (&0000000000001292.0000001,292 km²)
Franklin County	051	Winchester	1807	Rutherford County and Indian lands	Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).	&0000000000039270.00000039,270	&0000000000000553.000000553 sq mi (&0000000000001432.0000001,432 km²)
Gibson County	053	Trenton	1823	Indian lands	John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.	&0000000000048154.00000048,154	&0000000000000603.000000603 sq mi (&0000000000001562.0000001,562 km²)
Giles County	055	Pulaski	1809	Indian lands	U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia William B. Giles (1762–1830).	&0000000000029447.00000029,447	&0000000000000611.000000611 sq mi (&0000000000001582.0000001,582 km²)
Grainger County	057	Rutledge	1796	Hawkins and Knox counties	Mary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee.	&0000000000020659.00000020,659	&0000000000000280.000000280 sq mi (&0000000000000725.000000725 km²)
Greene County	059	Greeneville	1783	Washington County	American Revolutionary War leader Nathanael Greene (1742–1786).	&0000000000062909.00000062,909	&0000000000000622.000000622 sq mi (&0000000000001611.0000001,611 km²)
Grundy County	061	Altamont	1844	Coffee, Warren and Franklin counties	U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777–1840).	&0000000000014332.00000014,332	&0000000000000361.000000361 sq mi (&0000000000000935.000000935 km²)
Hamblen County	063	Morristown	1870	Jefferson, Grainger and Greene counties	Early settler Hezekiah Hamblen.	&0000000000058128.00000058,128	&0000000000000161.000000161 sq mi (&0000000000000417.000000417 km²)
Hamilton County	065	Chattanooga	1819	Rhea County and Indian lands	Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804).	&0000000000307896.000000307,896	&0000000000000543.000000543 sq mi (&0000000000001406.0000001,406 km²)
Hancock County	067	Sneedville	1844	Hawkins and Claiborne counties	President of the Continental Congress John Hancock (1737–1793).	&0000000000006780.0000006,780	&0000000000000222.000000222 sq mi (&0000000000000575.000000575 km²)
Hardeman County	069	Bolivar	1823	Hardin County and Indian lands	Thomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislature.	&0000000000028105.00000028,105	&0000000000000668.000000668 sq mi (&0000000000001730.0000001,730 km²)
Hardin County	071	Savannah	1819	Indian lands	Joseph Hardin legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin.	&0000000000025578.00000025,578	&0000000000000578.000000578 sq mi (&0000000000001497.0000001,497 km²)
Hawkins County	073	Rogersville	1786	Sullivan County	U.S. Senator Benjamin Hawkins (1754–1816).	&0000000000053563.00000053,563	&0000000000000487.000000487 sq mi (&0000000000001261.0000001,261 km²)
Haywood County	075	Brownsville	1823	Indian lands	Judge John Haywood (1762–1826), called "the father of Tennessee history."	&0000000000019797.00000019,797	&0000000000000533.000000533 sq mi (&0000000000001380.0000001,380 km²)
Henderson County	077	Lexington	1821	Indian lands	James Henderson, an officer of the War of 1812.	&0000000000025522.00000025,522	&0000000000000520.000000520 sq mi (&0000000000001347.0000001,347 km²)
Henry County	079	Paris	1821	Indian lands	Revolutionary-era patriot Patrick Henry (1736–1799).	&0000000000031115.00000031,115	&0000000000000562.000000562 sq mi (&0000000000001456.0000001,456 km²)
Hickman County	081	Centerville	1807	Dickson County	Edwin Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day Centerville.	&0000000000022295.00000022,295	&0000000000000613.000000613 sq mi (&0000000000001588.0000001,588 km²)
Houston County	083	Erin	1871	Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery and Stewart counties	Sam Houston (1793–1863), Tennessee governor and congressman, president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator from Texas, and Texas governor.	&0000000000008088.0000008,088	&0000000000000200.000000200 sq mi (&0000000000000518.000000518 km²)
Humphreys County	085	Waverly	1809	Stewart County	U.S. Representative Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839).	&0000000000017929.00000017,929	&0000000000000532.000000532 sq mi (&0000000000001378.0000001,378 km²)
Jackson County	087	Gainesboro	1801	Smith County and Indian lands	U.S. President Andrew Jackson (1767–1845).	&0000000000010984.00000010,984	&0000000000000309.000000309 sq mi (&0000000000000800.000000800 km²)
Jefferson County	089	Dandridge	1792	Greene and Hawkins counties	Founding Father Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826).	&0000000000044294.00000044,294	&0000000000000274.000000274 sq mi (&0000000000000710.000000710 km²)
Johnson County	091	Mountain City	1836	Carter County	Thomas Johnson an early settler of Carter County along the Doe River.	&0000000000017499.00000017,499	&0000000000000299.000000299 sq mi (&0000000000000774.000000774 km²)
Knox County	093	Knoxville	1792	Greene and Hawkins counties	Henry Knox (1750–1806), the first U.S. Secretary of War.	&0000000000382032.000000382,032	&0000000000000509.000000509 sq mi (&0000000000001318.0000001,318 km²)
Lake County	095	Tiptonville	1870	Obion County	Reelfoot Lake	&0000000000007954.0000007,954	&0000000000000163.000000163 sq mi (&0000000000000422.000000422 km²)
Lauderdale County	097	Ripley	1835	Haywood, Dyer and Tipton counties	James Lauderdale, who was killed in the War of 1812.	&0000000000027101.00000027,101	&0000000000000470.000000470 sq mi (&0000000000001217.0000001,217 km²)
Lawrence County	099	Lawrenceburg	1817	Hickman County and Indian lands	U.S. naval officer James Lawrence (1781–1813).	&0000000000039926.00000039,926	&0000000000000617.000000617 sq mi (&0000000000001598.0000001,598 km²)
Lewis County	101	Hohenwald	1843	Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties	Explorer Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809).	&0000000000011367.00000011,367	&0000000000000282.000000282 sq mi (&0000000000000730.000000730 km²)
Lincoln County	103	Fayetteville	1809	Bedford County	U.S. Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810).	&0000000000031340.00000031,340	&0000000000000570.000000570 sq mi (&0000000000001476.0000001,476 km²)
Loudon County	105	Loudon	1870	Roane, Monroe, Blount and McMinn counties	Fort Loudoun, which was named for the Earl of Loudoun, who led British and American forces during the French and Indian War.	&0000000000039086.00000039,086	&0000000000000229.000000229 sq mi (&0000000000000593.000000593 km²)
Macon County	111	Lafayette	1842	Smith and Sumner counties	U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837).	&0000000000020386.00000020,386	&0000000000000307.000000307 sq mi (&0000000000000795.000000795 km²)
Madison County	113	Jackson	1821	Indian lands	U.S. President James Madison (1758–1836).	&0000000000091837.00000091,837	&0000000000000557.000000557 sq mi (&0000000000001443.0000001,443 km²)
Marion County	115	Jasper	1817	Indian lands	Francis Marion (1732–1795), the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.	&0000000000027776.00000027,776	&0000000000000500.000000500 sq mi (&0000000000001295.0000001,295 km²)
Marshall County	117	Lewisburg	1836	Giles, Bedford, Lincoln and Maury counties	U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755–1835).	&0000000000026767.00000026,767	&0000000000000375.000000375 sq mi (&0000000000000971.000000971 km²)
Maury County	119	Columbia	1807	Williamson County and Indian lands	Tennessee state legislator Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848).	&0000000000069498.00000069,498	&0000000000000613.000000613 sq mi (&0000000000001588.0000001,588 km²)
McMinn County	107	Athens	1819	Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee Joseph McMinn (1758–1824).	&0000000000049015.00000049,015	&0000000000000430.000000430 sq mi (&0000000000001114.0000001,114 km²)
McNairy County	109	Selmer	1823	Hardin County	John McNairy, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee.	&0000000000024653.00000024,653	&0000000000000560.000000560 sq mi (&0000000000001450.0000001,450 km²)
Meigs County	121	Decatur	1836	Rhea County	Return Jonathan Meigs (1740–1823), an officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee.	&0000000000011086.00000011,086	&0000000000000195.000000195 sq mi (&0000000000000505.000000505 km²)
Monroe County	123	Madisonville	1819	Indian lands	U.S. President James Monroe (1758–1831).	&0000000000038961.00000038,961	&0000000000000635.000000635 sq mi (&0000000000001645.0000001,645 km²)
Montgomery County	125	Clarksville	1796	Tennessee County	John Montgomery (c. 1750–1794), leader of the Nickajack Expedition.	&0000000000134768.000000134,768	&0000000000000539.000000539 sq mi (&0000000000001396.0000001,396 km²)
Moore County	127	Lynchburg	1871	Bedford, Lincoln and Franklin counties	Tennessee state legislator William Moore.	&0000000000005740.0000005,740	&0000000000000129.000000129 sq mi (&0000000000000334.000000334 km²)
Morgan County	129	Wartburg	1817	Anderson and Roane counties	American Revolutionary War officer Daniel Morgan (1736–1802).	&0000000000019757.00000019,757	&0000000000000522.000000522 sq mi (&0000000000001352.0000001,352 km²)
Obion County	131	Union City	1823	Indian lands	The Obion River.	&0000000000032450.00000032,450	&0000000000000545.000000545 sq mi (&0000000000001412.0000001,412 km²)
Overton County	133	Livingston	1806	Jackson County and Indian lands	John H. Overton (1875–1948), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee.	&0000000000020118.00000020,118	&0000000000000433.000000433 sq mi (&0000000000001121.0000001,121 km²)
Perry County	135	Linden	1819	Humphreys and Hickman counties	U.S. naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819).	&0000000000007631.0000007,631	&0000000000000415.000000415 sq mi (&0000000000001075.0000001,075 km²)
Pickett County	137	Byrdstown	1879	Fentress and Overton counties	Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett.	&0000000000004945.0000004,945	&0000000000000163.000000163 sq mi (&0000000000000422.000000422 km²)
Polk County	139	Benton	1839	McMinn and Bradley counties	U.S. President James K. Polk (1795–1849).	&0000000000016050.00000016,050	&0000000000000435.000000435 sq mi (&0000000000001127.0000001,127 km²)
Putnam County	141	Cookeville	1854	Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White and Overton counties	American Revolutionary War officer Israel Putnam (1718–1790).	&0000000000062315.00000062,315	&0000000000000401.000000401 sq mi (&0000000000001039.0000001,039 km²)
Rhea County	143	Dayton	1807	Roane County	U.S. Representative John Rhea (1753–1832).	&0000000000028400.00000028,400	&0000000000000316.000000316 sq mi (&0000000000000818.000000818 km²)
Roane County	145	Kingston	1801	Knox County and Indian lands	Governor of Tennessee Archibald Roane (1759 or 1760–1819).	&0000000000051910.00000051,910	&0000000000000361.000000361 sq mi (&0000000000000935.000000935 km²)
Robertson County	147	Springfield	1796	Tennessee and Sumner counties	James Robertson (1742–1814), Tennessee state legislator and founder of the Watauga Settlements.	&0000000000054433.00000054,433	&0000000000000477.000000477 sq mi (&0000000000001235.0000001,235 km²)
Rutherford County	149	Murfreesboro	1803	Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties	Griffin Rutherford, chairman of the legislature of the Southwest Territory.	&0000000000182023.000000182,023	&0000000000000619.000000619 sq mi (&0000000000001603.0000001,603 km²)
Scott County	151	Huntsville	1849	Anderson, Campbell, Fentress and Morgan counties	Named for U.S. army officer Winfield Scott (1786–1866).	&0000000000021127.00000021,127	&0000000000000532.000000532 sq mi (&0000000000001378.0000001,378 km²)
Sequatchie County	153	Dunlap	1857	Hamilton, Marion and Warren counties	Cherokee word believed to mean, opossum, he grins or runs.	&0000000000011370.00000011,370	&0000000000000266.000000266 sq mi (&0000000000000689.000000689 km²)
Sevier County	155	Sevierville	1794	Jefferson County	John Sevier (1745–1815), governor of the State of Franklin and first Governor of Tennessee.	&0000000000071170.00000071,170	&0000000000000592.000000592 sq mi (&0000000000001533.0000001,533 km²)
Shelby County	157	Memphis	1819	Chickasaw Nation lands acquired through the Jackson Purchase.[11]	Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), commander at Kings Mountain, first governor of Kentucky, negotiated purchase of the western district from the Chickasaws.	&0000000000897472.000000897,472	&0000000000000755.000000755 sq mi (&0000000000001955.0000001,955 km²)
Smith County	159	Carthage	1799	Sumner County and Indian lands	American Revolutionary War officer and U.S. Senator Daniel Smith (1748–1818).	&0000000000017712.00000017,712	&0000000000000314.000000314 sq mi (&0000000000000813.000000813 km²)
Stewart County	161	Dover	1803	Montgomery County	Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of Mississippi Territory.	&0000000000012370.00000012,370	&0000000000000458.000000458 sq mi (&0000000000001186.0000001,186 km²)
Sullivan County	163	Blountville	1779	Washington County	Governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan (1740–1795).	&0000000000153048.000000153,048	&0000000000000413.000000413 sq mi (&0000000000001070.0000001,070 km²)
Sumner County	165	Gallatin	1786	Davidson County	Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), an American colonist who defended North Carolina against the British in 1780.	&0000000000130449.000000130,449	&0000000000000529.000000529 sq mi (&0000000000001370.0000001,370 km²)
Tipton County	167	Covington	1823	Shelby County (previously Chickasaw lands)[11]	Jacob Tipton, father of Armistead Blevins, who supervised the organization of Shelby County; Tipton was killed by Native Americans in 1791 in a conflict over the Northwest Territory. [11]	&0000000000051271.00000051,271	&0000000000000459.000000459 sq mi (&0000000000001189.0000001,189 km²)
Trousdale County	169	Hartsville	1870	Wilson, Macon, Smith and Sumner counties	William Trousdale (1790–1872), Creek and Mexican-American War soldier and officer, state senator and Governor of Tennessee.	&0000000000007259.0000007,259	&0000000000000114.000000114 sq mi (&0000000000000295.000000295 km²)
Unicoi County	171	Erwin	1875	Washington and Carter County	Native American word for the southern Appalachian Mountains, probably meaning white or fog-draped	&0000000000017667.00000017,667	&0000000000000186.000000186 sq mi (&0000000000000482.000000482 km²)
Union County	173	Maynardville	1850	Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Knox counties	Either for its creation from parts of five counties or to memorialize East Tennessee's support for preservation of the Union	&0000000000017808.00000017,808	&0000000000000224.000000224 sq mi (&0000000000000580.000000580 km²)
Van Buren County	175	Spencer	1840	Warren and White counties	U.S. President Martin Van Buren (1782–1862)	&0000000000005508.0000005,508	&0000000000000247.000000247 sq mi (&0000000000000640.000000640 km²)
Warren County	177	McMinnville	1807	White, Jackson, Smith counties and Indian lands	American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren (1741–1775), who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride	&0000000000038276.00000038,276	&0000000000000433.000000433 sq mi (&0000000000001121.0000001,121 km²)
Washington County	179	Jonesborough	1777	Part of North Carolina	U.S. President George Washington (1732–1799)	&0000000000107198.000000107,198	&0000000000000326.000000326 sq mi (&0000000000000844.000000844 km²)
Wayne County	181	Waynesboro	1817	Hickman County	General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745–1796)	&0000000000016842.00000016,842	&0000000000000734.000000734 sq mi (&0000000000001901.0000001,901 km²)
Weakley County	183	Dresden	1823	Indian lands	U.S. Representative Robert Weakley (1764–1845).	&0000000000034895.00000034,895	&0000000000000580.000000580 sq mi (&0000000000001502.0000001,502 km²)
White County	185	Sparta	1806	Jackson and Smith counties	John White, Revolutionary War soldier and the first European-American settler in the county	&0000000000023102.00000023,102	&0000000000000377.000000377 sq mi (&0000000000000976.000000976 km²)
Williamson County	187	Franklin	1799	Davidson County	U.S. Representative Hugh Williamson (1735–1819).	&0000000000126638.000000126,638	&0000000000000582.000000582 sq mi (&0000000000001507.0000001,507 km²)
Wilson County	189	Lebanon	1799	Sumner County	David Wilson, a member of the legislatures of North Carolina and the Southwest Territory.	&0000000000088808.00000088,808	&0000000000000571.000000571 sq mi (&0000000000001479.0000001,479 km²)

[edit] Defunct counties

There are two defunct counties in Tennessee:

• James County, Tennessee (1870–1919) - Now part of Hamilton County. The county seat was Ooltewah.
• Tennessee County, Tennessee (1788–1796) - When Tennessee achieved statehood, the previous Tennessee County in North Carolina became Tennessee County, Tennessee, and was divided into Montgomery and Robertson Counties.

[edit] Consolidated counties

Three Tennessee counties operate under consolidated city-county governments, a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, these governments are simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.

• City of Nashville and Davidson County
• City of Lynchburg and Moore County
• City of Hartsville and Trousdale County

[edit] See also

• List of cities and towns in Tennessee

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tennessee Counties at the Open Directory Project
• List of official websites for Tennessee counties
• University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service

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