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East Tennessee's major landforms. East Tennessee is located within three major geological divisions of the Appalachian Mountains: the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with North Carolina in the east; the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (usually called the "Great Appalachian Valley" or "Tennessee Valley" [a]) in the center; and the Cumberland Plateau in the west, part of which is in Middle ...
Nutbush, Tennessee. Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north-east of Memphis. [1] It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers, who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton ...
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.
During this time, many West Tennessee residents, Black and White, also relocated from rural areas to Memphis and other cities in the state. [19] Beginning during this time and lasting until the latter 20th century, Memphis experienced an explosive population and economic boom, whereas the population of most West Tennessee counties remained ...
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. [6] Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee.
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. [ 10 ] It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller cities which function as significant regional economic hubs.
Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. [13] Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city lies within the Ridge and Valley of the Appalachians. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States census. [14]
Elizabethton (/ ə ˈ l ɪ z ə b ɛ θ t ə n / [7]) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. [8] Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.