Rhea County, Tennessee

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Rhea County, Tennessee is a rural county in eastern Tennessee known for its role in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial and its location along the Tennessee River.

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Rhea County, Tennessee canonical 17
Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
adjacentToCounty Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Cumberland County, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee
McMinn County, Tennessee
Meigs County, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee
areaSquareMiles about 336
borderedBy Tennessee River
climate humid subtropical climate
containsSettlement Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee
Evensville, Tennessee
Graysville, Tennessee
Spring City, Tennessee
country United States of America
countySeat Dayton, Tennessee
FIPSCode 47-143
foundedIn 1807
GNISID 1329150
governingBody Rhea County Commission
hasCourthouse Rhea County Courthouse
hasHighway State Route 29
State Route 68
U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED
hasHistoricEvent Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Monkey Trial
hasLake Chickamauga Lake
Watts Bar Lake
hasOfficialWebsite https://rheacountytn.gov/
hasSchool Rhea County High School
knownFor State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
surface form: 1925 Scopes Trial

Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Monkey Trial
largestCity Dayton, Tennessee
locatedIn Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Tennessee Valley
locatedInRegion Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River
namedAfter Rhea County, Tennessee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea
partOf Tennessee (eastern portion)
surface form: East Tennessee
populationCensus2020 approximately 33,000
RheaCountyCourthouseRole site of the 1925 Scopes Trial
state Tennessee
subdivisionType county

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Roane County, Tennessee borders Rhea County, Tennessee
Dayton, Tennessee locatedIn Rhea County, Tennessee
Dayton, Tennessee isCountySeatOf Rhea County, Tennessee
Hamilton County bordersOn Rhea County, Tennessee
subject surface form: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Watts Bar Lake locatedInCounty Rhea County, Tennessee
Chickamauga Lake hasShoreline Rhea County, Tennessee
Walden Ridge county Rhea County, Tennessee
Morgan County, Tennessee borders Rhea County, Tennessee
John T. Raulston legalJurisdiction Rhea County, Tennessee
Criminal Court for Rhea County locatedIn Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County Courthouse countySeatFor Rhea County, Tennessee
Cumberland County, Tennessee bordersCounty Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee namedAfter Rhea County, Tennessee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea
Meigs County, Tennessee borders Rhea County, Tennessee
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area locatedIn Rhea County, Tennessee