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The county was named for Anthony Bledsoe (1739–1788), a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was an early settler of Sumner County. He was killed in an Indian attack at Bledsoe's Station. [4] Like many East Tennessee counties, Bledsoe County opposed secession on the eve of the Civil War.
English: This is a locator map showing Bledsoe County in Tennessee. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
By the late 18th century, the valley had been identified by hunters, one of whom, Anthony Bledsoe (1739-1788), became the county's namesake. Bledsoe County was formed in 1807, with the town of Madison as its county seat. [1] Carl Mydans photo showing local residents "spelling" themselves in front of a Pikeville store in 1936
Counties of Tennessee Location State of Tennessee Number 95 Populations 5,128 (Pickett) - 910,042 (Shelby) Areas 114 sq mi (300 km 2) (Trousdale) -755 sq mi (1,960 km 2) (Shelby) Government County government Subdivisions cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place There are 95 counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2023, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most ...
State Route 301 (SR 301) is a 0.9-mile-long (1.4 km) state highway located entirely in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.The route originates at a junction with SR 285 in Mount Crest within Bledsoe State Forest, and its northern terminus is at a dead end at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex's Tricor Farm facility, formerly the Taft Youth Center, a facility of the Tennessee Department of Children ...
Lees Station (also Lee, Lees, or Let) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County. [2]
Cold Spring (sometimes spelled Cold Springs) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It lies along U.S. Route 127 northeast of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County. [2] Its elevation is 876 feet (267 m). [1]
Little Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Part of the Cumberland Plateau, Little Mountain is a section of the Cumberland Escarpment separating the Cumberland Plateau from the Sequatchie Valley. Little Mountain is in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, just west of Pikeville.