Rhea County, Tennessee

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Rhea County, Tennessee is a rural county in eastern Tennessee known for its role in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial and its location along the Tennessee River.

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Rhea County, Tennessee canonical 46
Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
county ⓘ
adjacentToCounty Bledsoe County, Tennessee ⓘ
Cumberland County, Tennessee ⓘ
Hamilton County, Tennessee ⓘ
McMinn County, Tennessee ⓘ
Meigs County, Tennessee ⓘ
Roane County, Tennessee ⓘ
areaSquareMiles about 336 ⓘ
borderedBy Tennessee River ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsSettlement Dayton ⓘ
Dayton, Tennessee ⓘ
Evensville, Tennessee ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee ⓘ
Spring City, Tennessee ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeat Dayton, Tennessee ⓘ
FIPSCode 47-143 ⓘ
foundedIn 1807 ⓘ
GNISID 1329150 ⓘ
governingBody Rhea County Commission ⓘ
hasCourthouse Rhea County Courthouse ⓘ
hasHighway State Route 29 ⓘ
State Route 68 ⓘ
U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricEvent Scopes Monkey Trial ⓘ
hasLake Chickamauga Lake ⓘ
Watts Bar Lake ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://rheacountytn.gov/ ⓘ
hasSchool Rhea County High School ⓘ
knownFor 1925 Scopes Trial ⓘ
Scopes Monkey Trial ⓘ
largestCity Dayton, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedIn Tennessee ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Tennessee Valley ⓘ
locatedInRegion Appalachian region ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River ⓘ
namedAfter Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea ⓘ
partOf East Tennessee ⓘ
populationCensus2020 approximately 33,000 ⓘ
RheaCountyCourthouseRole site of the 1925 Scopes Trial ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
subdivisionType county ⓘ

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Roane County, Tennessee → borders → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Dayton, Tennessee → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Dayton, Tennessee → isCountySeatOf → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Hamilton County, Tennessee → bordersOn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Hamilton County
Watts Bar Lake → locatedInCounty → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Chickamauga Lake → hasShoreline → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Walden Ridge → county → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Morgan County, Tennessee → borders → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
John T. Raulston → legalJurisdiction → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Criminal Court for Rhea County → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Rhea County Courthouse → countySeatFor → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Cumberland County, Tennessee → bordersCounty → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Rhea County, Tennessee → namedAfter → Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea ⓘ
linked to: Rhea County, Tennessee
Meigs County, Tennessee → borders → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Hamilton County, Tennessee → borders → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Watts Bar → locatedInCounty → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Spring City, Tennessee → county → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Greater Chattanooga region → includesCounty → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee → partOf → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee → countrySubdivision → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee → hasLocalGovernmentArea → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
John T. Raulston → placeOfWork → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Judge John T. Raulston
John T. Raulston → jurisdiction → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Judge John T. Raulston
Bledsoe County, Tennessee → borders → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Evensville, Tennessee → county → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Evensville, Tennessee → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Evensville, Tennessee → partOf → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Rhea County High School → serves → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Rhea County Commission → governs → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Rhea County Commission → meetsIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Laurel Falls (Laurel-Snow State Natural Area) → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Laurel Falls
Snow Falls → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Snow Falls → county → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
Dayton, Tennessee → county → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee → partOf → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee → isCountySeatOf → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: Dayton
State Route 29 (Tennessee) → locatedIn → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: State Route 29
State Route 68 (Tennessee) → passesThrough → Rhea County, Tennessee ⓘ
subject linked to: State Route 68