Hawkins County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 12 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Bulls Gap.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP5 of 12 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
12 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Amis House | Rogersville | 1973 |
| Boatyard Historic District | Kingsport | 1973 |
| Bulls Gap Historic District | Bulls Gap | 1987 |
| Fudge Farm | Surgoinsville | 1976 |
| Long Meadow | Surgoinsville | 1974 |
| Moore Family Farm | Bulls Gap | 2006 |
| New Providence Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Cemetery | Surgoinsville | 1978 |
| Pressmen's Home Historic District | Pressmen's Home | 1985 |
| Price Public Elementary School | Rogersville | 1988 |
| Rogersville Historic District | Rogersville | 1973 |
| St. Marks Presbyterian Church | Rogersville | 2006 |
| Stony Point | Surgoinsville | 1973 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHawkins was formed in 1787 (1787-01-06) from Greene, Sullivan.
HAWKINS created by North Carolina from GREENE and SULLIVAN. That part of GREENE west of HAWKINS implicitly reverted to non-county status [Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Res.) and Non-County Area 2].
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHawkins County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,970 | 6,563 | 10,949 | 15,035 | 16,162 | 20,610 | 24,267 | 22,918 | 28,523 | 30,494 | 30,468 | 43,751 | 53,563 | 56,721 |
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | Park unit | 33.6 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS204 cemeteries and 13 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 204 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Amyx Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Armstrong Cemetery |
| Bacon Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery |
| Ball Cemetery |
| Barker Cemetery |
| Barrett Cemetery |
| Bassett Cemetery |
| Beech Creek Cemetery |
| Bellamy Cemetery |
| Bellamy Cemetery |
| Berry Cemetery |
| Big Hill Cemetery |
| Bloomer Cemetery |
| Bloomer Cemetery |
| Bray Cemetery |
| Brice Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Burdine Cemetery |
| Burdine Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Bussell Cemetery |
| Caldwell Cemetery |
| Caldwell Cemetery |
| Carmack Cemetery |
| Carmichael Cemetery |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cave Ridge Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Charles Cemetery |
| Charles Cemetery |
| Chestnut Cemetery |
| Chestnut Cemetery |
| Christian Cemetery |
| Click Cemetery |
| Click Cemetery |
| Cobb Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Cope Cemetery |
| Cope Cemetery |
| Couch Cemetery |
| Couch Cemetery |
| Courtney Cemetery |
| Courtney Cemetery |
| Courtney Cemetery |
| Coward Cemetery |
| Coward Cemetery |
| Coward Cemetery |
| Creatch Cemetery |
| Crockett Cemetery |
| Dalton Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dean Cemetery |
| Dean Cemetery |
| Delp Cemetery |
| Dickson Cemetery |
| Dotson Cemetery |
| Ed Berry Cemetery |
| Etter Cemetery |
| Flora Cemetery |
| Foust Cemetery |
| Francisco Cemetery |
| Frank Berry Cemetery |
| Gillenwater Cemetery |
| Gilley Cemetery |
| Gilliam Cemetery |
| Gladson Cemetery |
| Gonce Cemetery |
| Gonce Cemetery |
| Gross Cemetery |
| Gulley Cemetery |
| Gulley Cemetery |
| Guthrie Cemetery |
| Harrison Cemetery |
| Hawkins Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 13 of 13
| Name |
|---|
| Aunt |
| Butcher |
| Chimneytop |
| Gillenwater |
| Hickory Cove |
| Kincheloe |
| Longtown |
| Lyons Store |
| Opossum |
| Quarryville |
| Spears |
| Starnes |
| Vogel |
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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