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Project: Appalachia | Counties of Appalachia

This Appalachia Project workspace page for Tennessee was created to coordinate efforts between the Central Appalachia Team and the South Central Appalachia Team, since Tennessee has counties in both regions.

Timeline: See the Tennessee Project's page, Tennessee History Timeline.

Contents 1 Tennessee Counties 1.1 Central Appalachia Counties 1.2 South Central Appalachia Counties 1.2.1 Notes about Select South Central Counties

Tennessee Counties

Today's Appalachia has 52 Tennessee counties,^[1] which are split between the Central Appalachia Region and the South Central Appalachia Region.

For links to the county category pages, see the Tennessee table on the Counties of Appalachia page. The tables below link to existing space pages (if the link is green; a red link means the page does not exist).

Central Appalachia Counties

Out of Tennessee's 52 Appalachia counties, 14 are in Central Appalachia: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Clay, Fentress, Grainger, Hancock, Jackson, Macon, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Scott, and Union.^[1]

14 Central Appalachia Tennessee County Space Pages
Anderson	Campbell	Claiborne	Clay	Fentress	Grainger	Hancock
Jackson	Macon	Morgan	Overton	Pickett	Scott	Union

South Central Appalachia Counties

Out of Tennessee's 52 Appalachia counties, 38 are in South Central Appalachia: Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Cannon, Carter, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White.^[1]

Historic Counties in italics in table below

• James County (1871-1919)

38 South Central Appalachia Tennessee County Space Pages
Bledsoe	Blount	Bradley	Cannon	Carter	Cocke	Coffee
Cumberland	DeKalb	Franklin	Greene	Grundy	Hamblen	Hamilton
Hawkins	James	Jefferson	Johnson	Knox	Lawrence	Lewis
Loudon	Marion	McMinn	Meigs	Monroe	Polk	Putnam
Rhea	Roane	Sequatchie	Sevier	Smith	Sullivan	Unicoi
Van Buren	Warren	Washington	White

Notes about Select South Central Counties

For One Place Studies, Family Pages, etc.

• OPS: Everett Rowland Sawmill, Janine (White County/category))

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Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} As listed by the Appalachian Regional Commission (here) as of 30 June 2022.