Cocke County, Tennessee

Founding: 1797
Parent counties: Greene and Jefferson

Namesake: William Cocke, Tennessee politician
Seat: Newport (1797–)

Land area: 435 square miles

Population (2020): 35,999

Population (historic): 5,154 (1810); 6,992 (1840); 12,458 (1870); 19,153 (1900); 21,775 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810; 1820–1940; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one town

National Register listings: 17

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,302 (7.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $470
Average outbuilding value (1930): $318
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,800
Average farm size (1920): 42.6 acres
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Newport

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1790s (platting); 1802 (post office)

Population (2020): 6,868

Population (historic): 281 (1870); 658 (1890); 2,003 (1910); 2,989 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 363 (11%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William Vinson House (c. 1795/1895). 630 Iris Hill Road. Eastlake.
2. *Hamilton Yett House (1857). 2121 Old Parrottsville Highway.
3. *Beechwood Hall / William Garrett Farm (1802/1830s). 601 Rankin Road. Greek Revival.
4. *Greenlawn / Alexander Smith House (c. 1810). 481 Smith Street. Federal. Razed.
5. Monroe Stokely House (1888). 191 State Route 107. Eastlake.
6. Farm (c. 1885). 121 Upper Road. Italianate.
7. *Abel Gilleland House (1814). 125 Woodson Road. Federal.