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Anderson County, TennesseeAnderson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed in honor of Joseph Anderson (1757-1847), US senator, judge of the Superior Court of the Territory South of the River Ohio (later Tennessee) and US comptroller of the treasury. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Anderson CountyAnderson County is located in East Tennessee, one of the states three "grand divisions", and was formed in 1801 from Knox and Grainger counties; named in honor of Joseph Anderson (1757-1847), US senator, judge of the Superior Court of the Territory South of the River Ohio (later Tennessee) and US comptroller of the treasury. Anderson County was formed in 1801 from parts of Knox and Grainger counties. (Private Acts of Tennessee 1801, Chapter 45). According to archaeological investigations, long before Tennessee became a state, Native Americans occupied lands in present-day Anderson County. Permanent white settlement dates to 1796, when Thomas Frost built a cabin. After statehood, settlements soon expanded, increased by the arrival of German immigrants in 1800. In December 1801 Anderson County was created from parts of Knox and Grainger Counties. The county was named after Joseph Anderson, a prominent U.S. senator and former territorial judge in Knoxville. The first seat of government in Anderson County was Burrville, named after Vice-President Aaron Burr. After Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in their famous duel and became implicated in a land speculation scheme, the Tennessee General Assembly changed the name of the Anderson County seat to Clinton in honor of either Vice-President George Clinton or his nephew DeWitt Clinton. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: ANDERSON COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 345 square miles (893 kmē), of which, 338
square miles (874 kmē) of it is land and 7 square miles (19 kmē) of it (2.12%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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