Rogersville | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Rogersville in June 2020 | |
 Location in Hawkins County, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′N 83°0′W / 36.417°N 83.000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hawkins |
| Settled | 1775 |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Incorporated | 1903[1] |
| Named for | Joseph Rogers |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Jim Sells (R) |
| • Vice Mayor | Brian Hartness |
| • Town Council | Aldermen |
| Area | |
| • Town | 3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2) |
| • Land | 3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Population | |
| • Town | 4,671 |
| • Density | 1,242.62/sq mi (479.83/km2) |
| • Urban | 6,390[4] |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37857 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-64820[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407236[5] |
| Website | townofrogersville |
Rogersville is a town in and the county seat of Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States.[5] It was settled in 1775 by the grandparents of Davy Crockett. It is named for its founder, Joseph Rogers. Tennessee's second oldest courthouse, the Hawkins County Courthouse, first newspaper The Knoxville Gazette, and first post office are all located in Rogersville. The Rogersville Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rogersville is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Tri-Cities region.
The population of Rogersville as of the 2010 census was 4,671.[8]
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.
- ^ "Rogerville". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Rogersville, TN Urban Cluster". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Town of Rogersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rogersville town, Tennessee". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2018.