Tennessee Counties

Grundy County is in south of Tennessee in the Cumberland Plateau. The county seat is Altamont, which sits up at 1,800 feet above sea level.

Hamblen County sits in northeast Tennessee. It’s not huge in terms of size, third smallest county in the state. Morristown is the county seat.

Chattanooga is the star of Hamilton County. It’s right in the southeast corner of Tennessee, bordering Georgia. The Tennessee River is here.

Hancock County is up in the northeast corner of Tennessee. Blink and you might miss it because it’s one of the state’s smallest counties.

Hardeman County is in southwest Tennessee, next to Mississippi. Bolivar is the county seat. This place has seen its share of history.

Hardin County is in southwest Tennessee, bordering both Mississippi and Alabama. Savannah is the county seat and is a nice river town.

Hawkins County is in northeast Tennessee. Rogersville is the county seat and claims to be the second-oldest “settled” town in the state.

Haywood County sits pretty in west Tennessee. Brownsville is the county seat, a town with character. This is cotton country.

Henderson County sits right in the middle of west Tennessee. Agriculture is still big business here. Lexington is the county seat.

Henry County sits in northwest Tennessee on the Kentucky border. Paris is the county seat. And yes, it has its own Eiffel Tower.

Hickman County is right in the middle of Tennessee, about an hour’s drive southwest of Nashville. Duck River flows right through.

Houston County sits in the northern part of Middle Tennessee, near the Kentucky border. It’s one of the smallest counties in the state.

Humphreys County sits in the west of Middle Tennessee, straddling the banks of the Tennessee River. It has a little bit of everything.

Jackson County is up in the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee. Gainesboro sits high on the bluffs overlooking the Cumberland River.

Jefferson County is perched in East Tennessee, not far from Knoxville. It has mountains and lakes galore like Cherokee and Douglas Lakes.