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History of Johnson County TennesseeSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: No Data Yet -- Coming Soon! Our database does not include an historic photo for Johnson County Tennessee, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:Johnson County History Johnson County was erected in 1836 out of a part of Carter County and was named in honor of Cave Johnson. It is the extreme eastern county of the state and is famous for its beautiful mountain scenery. F. C. Dougherty, in his article published in the Nashville American, of June 26, 1910, says: Have you been up in Johnson, "The Land of the sky," Where a banquet of glory is spread for the eye, And the breezes that float o'er mountain's tall peak, Give back the invalid the rose to his cheek?The first settlement was made in 1770, or possibly a little earlier, as some investigators think that one Honeycut, whom James Robertson found on Roane Creek, near its confluenee with the Watauga River, on his exploration trip from North Carolina, had preceded William Been. At an early period Nathaniel Taylor also came to Roane Creek where he established iron works. He was an ancestor of Alfred A. Taylor and Robert L. Taylor and Taylorville, the first county seat, was named for him. Some years after the war between the states, Roderick R. Random, then state senator, succeeded in having the county seat changed to Mountain City. The first session of the County Court was held on May 2, 1836, with the following magistrates: John Ward, Thomas Johnson, A. L. Wilson, Jared Arendill, J. W. Warren, Joseph Robinson, James W. Wright, A. Wilson, James Brown, Jesse Cole, Levi Heath, M. M. Wagner, John Dugger, Sr., and Philip Shull. Statistics of Johnson County: Population, 1920, 12,230. Assessed valuation of taxable property, 1921, $4,037,685. Area, 340 square miles. Number of farms, 1,672. Railway mileage, 18. Watauga River drains a part of the county. Surface mountainous with fertile valleys. Grazing fine for sheep and cattle. Large part of the county is covered with a fine growth of timber. Corn, wheat, oats and grasses are staple products. Iron ore is found in the county. Mountain City, the county seat, has a population of 724, and is a flourishing town with good schools and churches, banks, weekly newspaper, and prosperous commercial establishments. Scholastic population of county, 4,067; high schools, 1; elementary schools, 42. From: Moore, John Trotwood. Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL, USA: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Tennessee Facts: Johnson County Facts: Seat: Mountain CityEstablished: 1836 Formed from: Carter
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