The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1787 Parent counties:  Greene and Sullivan Name origin:  Benjamin Hawkins, North Carolina senator Seat:  Rogersville (1787–) Land area:  487 square miles Population (2020):  56,721 Population (historic):  6,563 (1800); 15,035 (1840); 15,837 (1870); 24,267 (1900); 24,117 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1840; 1850s; 1870–1900; 1920–1950; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,000 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $526 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $335 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,314 Average farm size (1920):  54.8 acres ___________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1836 Parent counties:  Rutherford, Smith, Warren, and Wilson Namesake:  Newton Cannon, Tennessee governor Seat:  Woodbury (1836–) Land area:  266 square miles Population (2020):  14,506 Population (historic):  7,193 (1840); 9,509 (1860); 11,859 (1880); 12,121 (1900); 8,935 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1890; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  492 (7.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  32.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  30.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):   $414 Average outbuilding value (1930):   $246 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,992 Average farm size (1920):  41.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Woodbury ...

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 _________________________________________________________________________________   Morristown   Namesake:  Gideon Morris, early area resident Founding:  1833 (post office); ...

Founding:  1817 Parent county:  Bledsoe Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army general Seat:   Liberty (1817–1819); Jasper (1819–) Land area:  498 square miles Population (2020):  28,837 Population (historic):  3,888 (1820); 6,314 (1850); 6,841 (1870); 17,281 (1900); 17,549 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1850; 1860–1910; 1920–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; five towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  722 (5.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  23.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $596 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $286 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,037 Average farm size (1920):  49 acres ________________________________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1796 Parent counties:  Tennessee and Sumner Namesake:  James Robertson, Tennessee settler Seat:  Springfield (1798–) Land area:  476 square miles Population (2020):  72,803 Population (historic):  4,280 (1800); 13,801 (1840); 16,166 (1870); 25,029 (1900); 28,191 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1850; 1860–1940; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Eight cities; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,214 (4.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  30.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  12.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  22.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $609 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $464 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,002 Average farm size (1920):  52.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Sprin...

Founding:  1821 Parent county:  Hardin Namesake:  James Henderson, Tennessee soldier Seat:  Lexington (1822–) Land area:  520 square miles Population (2020):  27,842 Population (historic):  8,748 (1830); 14,491 (1860); 17,430 (1880); 18,117 (1900); 17,655 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  461 (3.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  14.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  7.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $421 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $153 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,290 Average farm size (1920):  42.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   ...

Founding:  1806 Parent county:  Jackson Namesake:  John Overton, Tennessee judge Seat:   Monroe (1806–1833); Livingston (1833–) Land area:  433 square miles Population (2020):  22,511 Population (historic):  5,643 (1810); 9,279 (1840); 11,297 (1870); 13,353 (1900); 18,079 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1890–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  786 (7.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  16.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  37% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $260 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $137 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,714 Average farm size (1920):  38.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Livingston   ...

Founding:  1801 Parent counties:  Grainger and Hawkins Namesake:  William Claiborne, Louisiana governor Seat:  Tazewell (1804–) Land area:  435 square miles Population (2020):  32,043 Population (historic):  4,798 (1810); 9,474 (1840); 9,321 (1870); 20,696 (1900); 24,313 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1840; 1850s; 1870–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2010 Subdivisions:  Two cities; two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,209 (7.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  24.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  26.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  25.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $502 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $250 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,022 Average farm size (1920):  39 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Tazewell  ...

Founding:  1801 Parent counties:  Smith Namesake:  Andrew Jackson, U.S. president Seat:  Gainesboro (1820–) Land area:  308 square miles Population (2020):  11,617 Population (historic):  5,401 (1810); 12,872 (1840); 12,583 (1870); 15,039 (1900); 13,589 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1810–1850; 1860s; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  506 (8.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  13.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  35.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  30.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $407 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $240 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,403 Average farm size (1920):  38.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Gainesboro   Namesake: ...

Founding:  1796 Parent county:  Tennessee Namesake:  John Montgomery, founder of Clarksville Seat:  Clarksville (1796–) Land area:  539 square miles Population (2020):  220,069 Population (historic):  2,899 (1800); 16,927 (1840); 24,747 (1870); 36,017 (1900); 30,882 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1850; 1860–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,493 (1.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  15.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  23.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $607 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $453 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,121 Average farm size (1920):  53.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Clarksville   Namesake:  George Clar...