Hawkins County

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Hawkins County is a rural county in northeastern Tennessee known for its historic towns, Appalachian landscape, and location along the Holston River.

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Hawkins County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedByRiver Holston River
country United States of America
countrySubdivision State of Tennessee
linked to: Tennessee
countrySubdivisionCategory county of Tennessee
countySeat Rogersville
formedFrom Sullivan County, North Carolina
formedIn 1787
hasCharacteristic Appalachian culture
historically significant
rural
hasCity Church Hill
Kingsport (part)
hasCountyGovernmentType county commission
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
tourism
hasHistoricSite Amis Mill Historic Site
Rogersville Historic District
hasHistoricTown Rogersville
Surgoinsville
hasLandscapeFeature Appalachian landscape
hasMajorHighway Tennessee State Route 66
Tennessee State Route 70
U.S. Route 11W NERFINISHED
hasSchoolDistrict Hawkins County Schools
hasTown Mount Carmel
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Bulls Gap (part)
Mooresburg
Stanley Valley
hasWaterBody Cherokee Lake (arm of Holston River)
Holston River
historicalJurisdiction State of Franklin (historical context)
linked to: State of Franklin
largestCity Church Hill
locatedIn Tennessee
United States
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Mountains
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
locatedInRegion Appalachia
Northeastern Tennessee
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Holston River valley
linked to: Holston River
namedFor Benjamin Hawkins
partOf Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area
Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
state Tennessee
traversedByRiver Holston River

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Hamblen County borderedBy Hawkins County