Rogersville, Tennessee

Rogersville
Town
Downtown Rogersville in June 2020
Downtown Rogersville in June 2020
Location in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Location in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°25′N 83°0′W / 36.417°N 83.000°W / 36.417; -83.000
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyHawkins
Settled1775
Founded1789
Incorporated1903[1]
Named forJoseph Rogers
Government
[2]
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorJim Sells (R)
 • Vice MayorBrian Hartness
 • Town Council
Aldermen
Area
[3]
 • Town
3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2)
 • Land3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[5]
1,312 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Town
4,671
 • Density1,242.62/sq mi (479.83/km2)
 • Urban
6,390[4]
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37857
Area code423
FIPS code47-64820[7]
GNIS feature ID2407236[5]
Websitetownofrogersville.com

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]

  1. ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618–625.
  2. ^ "Rogerville". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rogersville, TN Urban Cluster". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Town of Rogersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "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.