Place:Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States

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NameGreeneville
Alt namesGreenvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS47023219
TypeTown
Coordinates36.168°N 82.822°W
Located inGreene, Tennessee, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery
Old Harmony Graveyard ( 1791 - )
Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Greeneville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene,[1] and it is the second oldest town in Tennessee. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville.[1] The town was the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin in the 18th-century history of East Tennessee.

Greeneville is known as the town where United States President Andrew Johnson began his political career when elected from his trade as a tailor. He and his family lived there for most of his adult years. It was an area of strong abolitionist and Unionist views and yeoman farmers, an environment that influenced Johnson's outlook.

The Greeneville Historic District was established in 1974.

The U.S. Navy was named in honor of the town.

Greeneville is part of the Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

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