Greeneville | |
|---|---|
 Corner of Main and Depot in downtown Greeneville | |
 Flag  Logo | |
| Nickname: Home of President Andrew Johnson[1] | |
 Location of Greeneville in Greene County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′05″N 82°49′11″W / 36.16806°N 82.81972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Greene |
| Settled | 1780[2] |
| Founded | 1783[3] |
| Incorporated | 1795[4] |
| Named for | Nathanael Greene[5] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Cal Doty |
| • City Manager | Todd Smith |
| • City Recorder | Lora Young |
| • Chief of Police | Steve Spano |
| • City Council | List of Council members |
| Area | |
| • Town | 17.00 sq mi (44.02 km2) |
| • Land | 17.00 sq mi (44.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,595 ft (486 m) |
| Population | |
| • Town | 15,479 |
| • Density | 910.69/sq mi (351.63/km2) |
| • Urban | 23,664[9] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 37616, 37743 & 37745 (General Delivery) and 37744 (P.O. Boxes) |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-30980[12] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406613[10] |
| Website | www.greenevilletn.gov |
Greeneville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States.[13] The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479.[14] The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene,[5] and it is the second oldest town in Tennessee. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville.[5] The town was the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin in the 18th-century history of East Tennessee.[15]
Greeneville is known as the town where United States President Andrew Johnson began his political career when elected to be an alderman and transitioned from his trade as a tailor. He and his family lived there for most of his adult years. It was an area of strong abolitionist and Unionist views and yeoman farmers, an environment that influenced Johnson's outlook.[16]
The Greeneville Historic District was established in 1974.[17]
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Greeneville was named in honor of the town.[18]
Greeneville is part of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
- ^ Welcome signs at town's entrance.
- ^ "The Big Spring".
- ^ "Greeneville, Tennessee Visitor Center". 27 February 2017. Greene Facts. Retrieved 30 Nov 2019.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ a b c Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-253-33984-7. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Greeneville". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Town Government". Town of Greeneville. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Greeneville, TN Urban Cluster". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greeneville, Tennessee
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Toomey, Michael (October 8, 2017). "State of Franklin". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Bergeron, Paul (October 8, 2017). "Andrew Johnson". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Greeneville Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "USS Greeneville (SSN 772)". NavySite. Retrieved August 14, 2020.