Greene County, Tennessee

county in Tennessee, United States

Greene County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,152.[1] The county seat is Greeneville,[2] and the county mayor is David Loy Crum (R). The county is named for Nathanael Greene[3] (1742-1786), a major general in the Continental Army from Rhode Island.

Greene County was formed in 1783 from the original Washington County.

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