Moore County, Tennessee

Founding: 1872
Parent counties: Bedford, Franklin, and Lincoln

Namesake: William Moore, Tennessee politician
Seat: Lynchburg (1873–)

Land area: 129 square miles

Population (2020): 6,461

Population (historic): 6,233 (1880); 5,706 (1900); 4,037 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1930s; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: Six

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 260 (8.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $382
Average outbuilding value (1930): $195
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 846
Average farm size (1920): 52.9 acres
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Lynchburg

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps a traditional name

Founding: 1820 (post office); 1841 (incorporation)

Population (1980): 668

Population (historic): 345 (1880); 417 (1900); 380 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1960–1980
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Townsend Green House (1858). 686 Motlow Barn Road. Greek Revival.