Washington County, Tennessee
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Washington County, Tennessee is a northeastern Tennessee county in the Appalachian region that includes part of the Tri-Cities area and is one of the state’s oldest counties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington County, Tennessee canonical | 13 |
| Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of Tennessee
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historic county ⓘ |
| borders |
Carter County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Greene County, Tennessee ⓘ Hawkins County, Tennessee ⓘ Sullivan County, Tennessee ⓘ Unicoi County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| contains |
Gray, Tennessee
ⓘ
Johnson City ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jonesborough ⓘ
surface form:
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Limestone, Tennessee ⓘ Telford, Tennessee ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat |
Jonesborough
ⓘ
surface form:
Jonesborough, Tennessee
|
| founded | 1777 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatFunction | administrative center at Jonesborough, Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Appalachian Mountains
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Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationInstitution |
East Tennessee State University
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee State University (partly within county via Johnson City)
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| hasHistoricSignificance | first county established in what is now Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTown |
Jonesborough
ⓘ
surface form:
Jonesborough, Tennessee, Tennessee’s oldest town
|
| hasJurisdiction | local law enforcement and courts within county boundaries ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest counties in Tennessee ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Appalachia
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surface form:
Southern Appalachia
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States South region
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| largestCity |
Johnson City
ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
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Upper East Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Tennessee
Tennessee (eastern portion) ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census Bureau East Tennessee region
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| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| namedForRole | named in honor of the first U.S. president ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia
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surface form:
Tri-Cities region
|
| partOfCombinedStatisticalArea |
Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA CSA
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| partOfMetropolitanArea |
Johnson City
ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson City metropolitan area
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| postalAbbreviation | TN ⓘ |
| region |
Tennessee (eastern portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee
|
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johnson City, Tennessee
subject surface form:
Johnson City, Tennessee
this entity surface form:
Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee)
Johnson City Commission
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locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
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Washington County, Tennessee
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