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Gainesboro (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a town in and the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. [7] The population was 920 at the 2020 census . Gainesboro is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Jackson County was created by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly on November 6, 1801. It was the 18th county established in the state. It was formed from part of Smith County plus Indian lands.
R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has operated continuously in downtown Memphis, Tennessee since 1914. The home has held services for many prominent African-Americans, including Benjamin Hooks and Martin Luther King Jr. The Lewis family was known for its civic leadership.
It is located along State Route 56 south of Gainesboro and northwest of Cookeville. [1] The community is home to several churches and small businesses. Center Grove is named for a church built in the area in the 1890s. The church stood in the middle of a grove of trees. [2]
Pages in category "People from Gainesboro, Tennessee" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.
707 School Dr., Gainesboro, Tennessee Coordinates 36°21′02″N 85°39′27″W / 36.35056°N 85.65750°W / 36.35056; -85.65750 ( Jackson County High
It lies along Tennessee State Routes 56 and 151, northwest of the town of Gainesboro, the county seat of Jackson County. [2] Its elevation is 604 feet (184 m). [1] Home to Sigrheim, the "capital" (sic) of the Asatru Folk Assembly, an alleged white supremacist group designated as a by Left-leaning Southern Poverty Law Center Designated Hate Group.