| Jefferson County History Jefferson County, formed in 1792 from Hawkins and Greene
Counties, is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand
divisions." Jefferson is bordered by "sister" counties Knox and
Grainger, and it's "children", Cocke, Sevier, and Hamblen Counties. For
more information and history on Jefferson County, please visit http://www.tngenweb.org/jefferson/.
Other links you might find useful...
http://www.jeffersoncountytn.gov/index.cfm
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/index.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/county/factjefferson.htm
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