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Union County, TennesseeUnion County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed possibly for the "union" of fragments of five counties, or for the strong feelings in eastern Tennessee for the preservation of the Federal Union. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Union CountyCreated 1850 from Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Knox counties; named possibly for the "union" of fragments of five counties, or for the strong feelings in eastern Tennessee for the preservation of the Federal Union. Union County was formed in 1850 from Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger and Knox counties. (Acts of Tennessee 1849-50, Chapter 61).
Union County was formed in 1850 from portions of Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Knox Counties. The
enabling legislation was initially passed January 3, 1850, but due to legal challenges and complications the county
was not formally created until January 23, 1856. Shortly thereafter, Union County began functioning as a county, and
county court minutes and records have been kept from that time. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: UNION COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 247 square miles (640 kmē), of which, 224
square miles (579 kmē) of it is land and 24 square miles (61 kmē) of it (9.54%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
