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

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); 1867 (incorporation)

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.

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