Tennessee

Tennessee became the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Nashville is the state capital. There are currently 95 counties each with a courthouse.

 

 

Click on a county below to learn more:

Anderson	Bedford	Benton	Bledsoe	Blount
Bradley	Campbell	Cannon	Carroll	Carter
Cheatham	Chester	Claiborne	Clay	Cocke
Coffee	Crockett	Cumberland	Davidson	Decatur
DeKalb	Dickson	Dyer	Fayette	Fentress
Franklin	Gibson	Giles	Grainger	Greene
Grundy	Hamblen	Hamilton	Hancock	Hardeman
Hardin	Hawkins	Haywood	Henderson	Henry
Hickman	Houston	Humphreys	Jackson	Jefferson
Johnson	Knox	Lake	Lauderdale	Lawrence
Lewis	Lincoln	Loudon	Macon	Madison
Marion	Marshall	Maury	McMinn	McNairy
Meigs	Monroe	Montgomery	Moore	Morgan
Obion	Overton	Perry	Pickett	Polk
Putnam	Rhea	Roane	Robertson	Rutherford
Scott	Sequatchie	Sevier	Shelby	Smith
Stewart	Sullivan	Sumner	Tipton	Trousdale
Unicoi	Union	Van Buren	Warren	Washington
Wayne	Weakley	White	Williamson	Wilson

Tennessee Supreme Court – Knoxville

Tennessee Supreme Court – Jackson

Tennessee Supreme Court – Nashville

 

Highest Point – Clingmans Dome ( 6,642 feet ) is located in Sevier County

Lowest Point  – Mississippi River ( 182 feet ) is located in Shelby County

 

Oldest Courthouse still in use – Dickson County (1812 )

Oldest Former Courthouse – Hardeman County (1824)

 

State Capitol – Nashville

 

Governor Mansion – Oak Hill