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.

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Hancock County, Tennessee canonical 2

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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

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Grainger County, Tennessee borders Hancock County, Tennessee
Tennessee State Route 33 passesThrough Hancock County, Tennessee