Hancock County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 1 listed property in the county, first listed in 1984. Most listings are in or near Sneadville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Tennessee is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Hancock titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP1 of 1 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
1 listed property
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Vardy School Community Historic District | Sneadville | 1984 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHancock was formed in 1846 (1846-01-29) from Claiborne, Hawkins.
HANCOCK created from CLAIBORNE and HAWKINS; creation upheld by Tennessee Supreme Court, Sep. 1848.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHancock County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,660 | 7,020 | 9,098 | 11,147 | 10,454 | 11,231 | 9,116 | 7,757 | 6,887 | 6,786 | 6,662 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | Park unit | 36.3 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS83 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 83 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery |
| Alder Cemetery |
| Alder Cemetery |
| Antrican Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Barnard Cemetery |
| Belcher Cemetery |
| Bloomer Cemetery |
| Bowlin Cemetery |
| Bray Cemetery |
| Breeding Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Burke Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Clarkson Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| De Bord Cemetery |
| Edd Cemetery |
| Eden Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| Frazier Cemetery |
| Goins Cemetery |
| Gollihon Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Greene Cemetery |
| Greene Cemetery |
| Harkins Cemetery |
| Harrison Cemetery |
| Hatfield Cemetery |
| Helton Cemetery |
| Hensley Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kinsler Cemetery |
| Lawson Cemetery |
| Lemarr Cemetery |
| Lexi Cemetery |
| Livesay Cemetery |
| Livesay Cemetery |
| Livesay Cemetery |
| Manning Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| McCoy Cemetery |
| Mills Cemetery |
| Moles Cemetery |
| Monday Cemetery |
| Montgomery Cemetery |
| Murrell Cemetery |
| Neely Cemetery |
| Overton Cemetery |
| Overton Cemetery |
| Overton Cemetery |
| Owen Cemetery |
| Parkey Cemetery |
| Pridemore Cemetery |
| Riley Cemetery |
| Rogers Cemetery |
| Rosenbalm Cemetery |
| Seal Cemetery |
| Seal Cemetery |
| Snap Cemetery |
| Suber Cemetery |
| Testerman Cemetery |
| Trent Cemetery |
| Trent Cemetery |
| Vaughn Cemetery |
| Wallen Cemetery |
| Weston Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Willis Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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