
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Hancock County, Tennessee.
Official Website
The act establishing the county was passed by the state legislature in 1844, but several Hawkins residents sued to block its creation. In 1848, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in favor of the new county. The county was named after the Revolutionary War patriot John Hancock
Adjacent Counties
Towns & Communities
- Alanthus Hill
- Kyles Ford
- Mulberry Gap
- Sneedville (County Seat)
- Treadway
- Xenophon
Links
Hancock County Historical & Genealogical Society
