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Tazewell is a town in and the county seat of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. [8] The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census, 2,218 at the 2010 census, and 2,348 at the 2020 census. The town is named for Tazewell, Virginia , which itself was named for Henry Tazewell (1753–1799), a U.S. senator from Virginia .
Claiborne County was established on October 29, 1801, created from Grainger and Hawkins counties and extended the southern boundary to Anderson County.It was named for Virginia tidewater aristocrat William C. C. Claiborne, one of the first judges of the Tennessee Superior Court and one of the first representatives in U.S. Congress from Tennessee.
Tazewell: Built circa 1810 by William Graham; later occupied by the Kivett family. 7: Grant-Lee Hall: Grant-Lee Hall: December 8, 1978 : Lincoln Memorial University campus: Harrogate: 8: Kesterson-Watkins House: Kesterson-Watkins House: April 26, 1982
The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than 5 percent of the state.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1] There are 116 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another 5 properties were once listed but have been removed.
New Tazewell is located in central Claiborne County, adjacent to the twin city of Tazewell, at a coordinate of (36.437838, -83.607613 According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km 2 ), all land.
The Kesterson-Watkins House is a historic two-story farm house in Tazewell, Tennessee. It was built in 1900 by Gary H. Kesterson, a tobacco farmer, and designed in the Victorian architectural style. [2] It was purchased by Kesterson's son-in-law, White Gibson, in 1920, and later inherited by Gibson's daughter, Thelma Gibson Watkins. [2]
Maynardville is concentrated around a stretch of State Route 33, which connects the city to Knoxville 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest and Tazewell 22 miles (35 km) to the northeast. [23] State Route 61 connects Maynardville with Luttrell 8 miles (13 km) and Blaine 13 miles (21 km) to the south, and State Route 144 connects Maynardville with ...