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 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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Lynchburg Namesake: Unknown—perhaps a traditional name Founding: 1820 (post office); 184...