Fentress County, Tennessee

Fentress County
Fentress County
County
	Fentress County Courthouse in Jamestown
	Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
	Tennessee's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°22′50″N 84°55′57″W / 36.3804934°N 84.9324585°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	November 28, 1823
Named for	James Fentress, state legislator
Seat	Jamestown
Largest city	Jamestown
Government
• County Executive	Jimmy Johnson
Area
• Total	499 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Land	499 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.06%
Population (2020)
• Total	18,489
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.fentresscountytn.gov

Fentress County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,489.^[4] Its county seat is Jamestown.^[5]

^ Lorene Cargile, "Fentress County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: June 27, 2013.
^ "Fentress County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 1, 1991.
^ "County Formation in Acts of Tennessee: Fentress County". Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Fentress County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.