Hancock County, Tennessee
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Hancock County, Tennessee is a small, rural county in northeastern Tennessee known for its mountainous terrain, sparse population, and historic Melungeon communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hancock County, Tennessee canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
county in Tennessee ⓘ |
| borders |
Claiborne County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grainger County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamblen County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawkins County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee County, Virginia ⓘ |
| contains |
Sneedville, Tennessee
ⓘ
Tazewell-New Tazewell micropolitan area (partial) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Sneedville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale manufacturing ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hancock County government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high poverty rate
ⓘ
low population density ⓘ mountainous topography ⓘ predominantly white population ⓘ rural ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup | Melungeon descendants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forested hills
ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ steep ridges ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | county commission ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCommunity | Melungeons ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | unincorporated communities ⓘ |
| judicialDistrict | Tennessee 3rd Judicial District ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic Melungeon communities
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ sparse population ⓘ |
| largestCity | Sneedville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| lawEnforcement | Hancock County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
United States Census Bureau East South Central division ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census Bureau East South Central region
United States South ⓘ northeastern Tennessee ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Hancock ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian region of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
Morristown metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area
Upper East Tennessee ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Tennessee
|
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Clinch River
ⓘ
Powell River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.