Sullivan County, Tennessee

Date: 1779 [unknown]
Location: Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Tennessee Appalachia

Welcome to the Sullivan County, Tennessee Project!

Contents 1 Project Purpose 1.1 How to Join the Tennessee Project 1.2 How to Join the Appalachia Project 2 List of Things to Do 3 Sullivan County History 3.1 Historic Sites/Landmarks 3.2 Sullivan County Notables 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 5 Government Offices 6 Resources and Records 6.1 On WikiTree 6.2 On the Internet 7 Communities 7.1 Cities 7.2 Census-designated Places 7.3 Unincorporated Communities 8 See also 9 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things genealogy, and more, relating to Sullivan County, Tennessee.

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add (Tennessee) and (us_history) to your G2G tag feed.

How to Join the Appalachia Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add Appalachia to your G2G tag feed.

List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure Sullivan County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting Sullivan County profiles to the one tree
4. Add genealogy resources to this page

Sullivan County History

Sullivan County was formed in 1779 from part of Washington County. It was named after Revolutionary War General John Sullivan.

Historic Sites/Landmarks

Sullivan County Notables

Postmasters^[1]

Geography

Sullivan County is part of East Tennessee, one of Tennessee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic, but also cultural and defined in state law. Sullivan County is also part of the South Central Region of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

• Scott County, Virginia - north
• Washington County, Virginia - northeast
• Johnson County - east
• Carter County - southeast
• Washington County - south
• Hawkins County - west

Government Offices

• Sullivan County Website

Resources and Records

On WikiTree

• Sullivan County Cemeteries

On the Internet

• Sullivan County Genealogy on FamilySearch
• Sullivan County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• Sullivan County Genealogy Trails
• Sullivan County USGenWeb
• Sullivan County USGenWeb Archives

Communities

Cities

• Bluff City
• Bristol
• Johnson City
• Kingsport

Census-designated Places

• Bloomingdale
• Blountville - county seat
• Colonial Heights
• Orebank
• Spurgeon
• Sullivan Gardens
• Walnut Hill

Unincorporated Communities

• Arcadia
• Boring
• Buffalo
• Cedar Grove (east)
• Cedar Grove (west)
• Fordtown
• Holston Valley
• Lynn Garden
• Morrison City
• Piney Flats

See also

Sullivan County on Wikipedia

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971; Tennessee; Montgomery - Wilson Sullivan County beginning on Image 419 of 708