Greene County, Tennessee

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Greene County, Tennessee is a historically significant county in northeastern Tennessee known for its Appalachian setting and role in early American frontier and Revolutionary War-era history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Cocke County, Tennessee
Hamblen County, Tennessee
linked to: Hamblen County

Hawkins County, Tennessee
Madison County, North Carolina
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee
Yancey County, North Carolina
contains Baileyton, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee
Mosheim, Tennessee
Nolichucky River
Tusculum, Tennessee
country United States of America
countySeat Greeneville
establishedInPeriod American Revolutionary War era
establishedInYear 1783
FIPSCode 47XXX
GNISID XXX
governmentType county government
hasHistoricalSignificance American Revolutionary War history
early American frontier history
hasHistoricAssociationWith Andrew Johnson
hasHistoricSite Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
hasMajorHighway Tennessee State Route 70
U.S. Route 11E NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 321 NERFINISHED
historicalRegion American frontier
linked to: Old West
knownFor Appalachian setting
Revolutionary War-era heritage
frontier-era history
largestCity Greeneville, Tennessee
locatedIn Tennessee
United States
locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
locatedInRegion Appalachian region
linked to: Appalachia

East Tennessee
locatedInValley Nolichucky River valley
namedAfter Nathanael Greene
namedFor General Nathanael Greene
linked to: Nathanael Greene
partOf State of Tennessee
linked to: Tennessee
partOfStatisticalArea Greeneville, Tennessee micropolitan area
regionType rural county
seat Greeneville, Tennessee
subdivisionType county of Tennessee
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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David Barton placeOfBirth Greene County, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee county Greene County, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee partOf Greene County, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee borderedBy Greene County, Tennessee
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery locatedIn Greene County, Tennessee
Elias Conway birthPlace Greene County, Tennessee
Henry Wharton Conway birthPlace Greene County, Tennessee
James Sevier Conway birthPlace Greene County, Tennessee
Tennessee State Route 33 passesThrough Greene County, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee borders Greene County, Tennessee
Isaac Van Zandt birthPlace Greene County, Tennessee, United States
linked to: Greene County, Tennessee