Roane County, Tennessee

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administrative territorial entity county

Roane County, Tennessee is an East Tennessee county known for encompassing part of the city of Oak Ridge and its role in the region’s historical and scientific development.

Aliases (2)

Roane County ×1
Roane County, Tennessee, United States ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borders	Anderson County, Tennessee → Cumberland County, Tennessee → Knox County, Tennessee → Loudon County, Tennessee → McMinn County, Tennessee → Meigs County, Tennessee → Morgan County, Tennessee → Rhea County, Tennessee →
contains	Harriman, Tennessee → Kingston Fossil Plant → Kingston, Tennessee → Midtown, Tennessee → Oak Ridge, Tennessee → Oliver Springs, Tennessee → Roane County Courthouse → Roane State Community College → Rockwood, Tennessee → Watts Bar Dam → Watts Bar Lake →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Kingston, Tennessee →
FIPSCode	47-145 →
founded	1801 →
foundedBy	State of Tennessee →
GNISFeatureID	0138624 →
governmentType	county government →
hasMajorIndustry	energy research → government services → manufacturing →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://roanecountytn.gov/ →
historicalRole	Manhattan Project activities via Oak Ridge area →
locatedIn	East Tennessee → Southeastern United States → Tennessee → United States South →
locatedOn	Clinch River → Emory River → Tennessee River →
namedAfter	Archibald Roane →
partiallyContains	Oak Ridge National Laboratory → Oak Ridge Reservation →
partOf	Appalachian region →
region	Knoxville metropolitan area →
seatType	county seat →
state	Tennessee →
timeZone	Central Time Zone → Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clinton Engineer Works → East Tennessee Technology Park → K-25 Project → Oak Ridge Reservation → Secret City →	locatedIn
Knox County, Tennessee → Loudon County, Tennessee →	borderedBy
Oak Ridge, Tennessee → Rockwood ("Roane County") →	county
Anderson County, Tennessee →	borders
Oak Ridge High School →	countrySubdivision
Y-12 National Security Complex →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Clinch River →	passesThroughCounty
Sam Rayburn ("Roane County, Tennessee, United States") →	placeOfBirth