Crockett County, Tennessee

Founding: 1872
Parent counties: Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, and Madison

Namesake: Davy Crockett, American frontiersman
Seat: Alamo (1872–)

Land area: 266 square miles

Population (2020): 13,911

Population (historic): 14,109 (1880); 15,867 (1900); 17,359 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 634 (9.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 15.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $569
Average outbuilding value (1930): $231
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,072
Average farm size (1920): 38.3 acres
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Alamo

Namesake: The Battle of the Alamo, fought in 1836

Founding: 1845 (platting as Cageville); 1847 (post office); 1911 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,336

Population (historic): 276 (1880); 720 (1920); 907 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 137 (13.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1860). 8164 Chestnut Bluff Road. Greek Revival.