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
National Register listings: 14
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.