Hamblen County, Tennessee

Founding: 1870
Parent counties: Grainger, Hawkins, and Jefferson
Namesake: Hezekiah Hamblen, prominent local resident
Seat: Morristown (1870–)
Land area: 161 square miles
Population (2020): 64,499
Population (historic): 10,187 (1880); 12,728 (1900); 16,616 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–2020
Subdivisions: One city; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 685 (2.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $923
Average outbuilding value (1930): $554

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,564
Average farm size (1920): 53.4 acres
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Morristown

 
Namesake: Gideon Morris, early area resident
Founding: 1833 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 30,431
Population (historic): 950 (1870); 1,999 (1890); 4,007 (1910); 7,305 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1960; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 441 (3.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Albert Watkins House (c. 1855). 6622 Andrew Johnson Highway. Greek Revival.
2. Rural Mount / Joseph Hamilton House (1799/1830s). 5215 Enka Highway. Federal.
3. James Carmichael House (c. 1825). 4925 Fish Hatchery Road.
4. House (c. 1900). 2051 Little Mountain Road. Eastlake.
5. Samuel Riggs House (1822). 3496 Sulphur Springs Road.
6. Maple Brook / Ephraim Moore Farm (c. 1820). 2504 Valley Home Road.

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