Greeneville, Tennessee

Greeneville
Greeneville
Town
	Corner of Main and Depot in downtown Greeneville
	Logo
	Nickname: Home of President Andrew Johnson
	Location of Greeneville in Greene County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 36°10′05″N 82°49′11″W / 36.16806°N 82.81972°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Greene
Settled	1780
Founded	1783
Incorporated	1795
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Cal Doty
• City Manager	Todd Smith
• City Recorder	Lora Young
• Chief of Police	Timothy A. Ward
• City Council	List of Council members
Area
• Town	17.00 sq mi (44.02 km2)
• Land	17.00 sq mi (44.02 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,595 ft (486 m)
Population (2020)
• Town	15,479
• Density	910.69/sq mi (351.63/km2)
• Urban	23,664
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	37616, 37743 & 37745 (General Delivery) and 37744 (P.O. Boxes)
Area code	423
FIPS code	47-30980
GNIS feature ID	2406613
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. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville.^[5] The town was the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin in the 18th-century history of East Tennessee.^[15]

Greeneville is known as the town where United States President Andrew Johnson began his political career when elected from his trade as a tailor. He and his family lived there for most of his adult years. It was an area of strong abolitionist and Unionist views and yeoman farmers, an environment that influenced Johnson's outlook.^[16]

The Greeneville Historic District was established in 1974.^[17]

The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Greeneville was named in honor of the town.^[18]

Greeneville is part of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

^ Welcome signs at town's entrance.
^ "The Big Spring".
^ "Greeneville, Tennessee Visitor's Center". 27 February 2017. Greene Facts. Retrieved 30 Nov 2019.
^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-253-33984-7. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "Greeneville". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "Town Government". Town of Greeneville. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Greeneville, TN Urban Cluster". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greeneville, Tennessee
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ Toomey, Michael (October 8, 2017). "State of Franklin". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ Bergeron, Paul (October 8, 2017). "Andrew Johnson". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "Greeneville Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "USS Greeneville (SSN 772)". NavySite. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[1] Welcome signs at town's entrance.

[The_Historical_Marker_Database-2] "The Big Spring".

[Greene_Facts-3] "Greeneville, Tennessee Visitor's Center". 27 February 2017. Greene Facts. Retrieved 30 Nov 2019.

[4] Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.

[name-5] Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-253-33984-7. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[mtas-6] "Greeneville". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[government-7] "Town Government". Town of Greeneville. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[TigerWebMapServer-8] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[urbancluster-9] "Greeneville, TN Urban Cluster". Census Reporter. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

[gnis-10] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greeneville, Tennessee

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-11] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-12] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR6-13] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[2020Census-14] "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

[franklin-15] Toomey, Michael (October 8, 2017). "State of Franklin". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[johnson-16] Bergeron, Paul (October 8, 2017). "Andrew Johnson". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[district-17] "Greeneville Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[submarine-18] "USS Greeneville (SSN 772)". NavySite. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

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