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Sullivan

Sullivan County

Sullivan County was created in 1779 from a portion of Washington County, and named for John Sullivan who was a general in the Revolutionary War. Long Island of the Holston located in Kingsport was the site of Fort Robinson, constructed in 1761 following the fall of Fort Loudoun further to the south, making the Sullivan area one of the earliest settled areas of Tennessee. The county has a total area of 430 square miles and a population count of 158,348 residents.

 

Sullivan County

The effective date for the creation of the county was 15 January 1817. With interim commissioners charged to begin organizing the new government by that next February. It was named for Daniel Sullivan who was a Revolutionary War general killed by Native Americans while carrying a dispatch between Fort Vincennes and Louisville. With a population count of 20,690 residents, the county has a total area of 454 square miles.