Greeneville
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| Greeneville | |
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 Greene County Courthouse in Greeneville |
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| Location in Tennessee | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1783 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Greene County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 10 ′ N , 82 ° 49 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 15.198 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 417.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 36.4 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 36.4 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 463 m |
| Postcodes : | 37743-37745 |
| Area code : | +1 423 |
| FIPS : | 47-30980 |
| GNIS ID : | 1286186 |
| Website : | www.greeneville.com |
Greeneville is a city in Greene County in the US state of Tennessee and the seat of the county seat . In 2000 Greeneville had 15,198 inhabitants who lived in an area of 36.4 km 2 . The city is the county seat of Greene County. It is named after Nathanael Greene , a general of the War of Independence.
In November 1785, Greenville replaced Jonesborough as the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin , until it returned to North Carolina in 1788 and finally to Tennessee in 1796.
Andrew Johnson , former US President, lived in Greeneville for several years as a young adult, the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is a reminder, but the city also became famous for the naming of a Los Angeles-class submarine after Greeneville, the USS Greeneville (SSN-772) .
The city is home to the Greeneville Astros , a rookie team of the Houston Astros that plays in the Appalachian League , a minor league baseball .
sons and daughters of the town
- David Barton (1783–1837), US Senator
- Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Eliza Johnson (1810–1876), United States First Lady, wife of Andrew Johnson
- David M. Key (1824-1900), US Secretary of the Post Office
- Park Overall (born 1957), actress
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801–1848), politician, US Senator
Web links
- Official website of the City of Greenville ( English )