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Anderson CountyTennessee

Anderson County is a county in Tennessee with its seat in Clinton. It was established on December 13, 1801, from Grainger and Knox counties and named after Joseph Anderson.

  • Founded1801
  • County seatClinton
  • Named forJoseph Anderson
  • Land area337 sq mi + 7.6 sq mi water
  • Population77,123 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped38,213 checked 14 October 2026
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History

Formed in 1801 from Grainger County and Knox County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Anderson County was created on December 13, 1801, from Grainger County, Knox County, and Non-County Area 2. Over the following decades, the county's boundaries changed multiple times through exchanges and transfers with neighboring counties including Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott, and Union.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1801
    Anderson County created Anderson created from Grainger, Knox, and Non-County Area 2.
    from Graingerfrom Knox
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274, 279
  2. 1806
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945
  3. 1807
    Exchanged territory Anderson exchanged with Campbell.
    with Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 51, secs. 1-2/p. 86
  4. 1817
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24
  5. 1818
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Morgan; gained from Roane.
    to Morganto Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p. 89
Show all 33 changes (28 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1801
    Anderson County created Anderson created from Grainger, Knox, and Non-County Area 2.
    from Graingerfrom Knox
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274, 279
  2. 1806
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945
  3. 1807
    Exchanged territory Anderson exchanged with Campbell.
    with Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 51, secs. 1-2/p. 86
  4. 1811
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell (later repealed).
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 62
  5. 1813
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Campbell (later repealed).
    from Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 101/p. 137
  6. 1817
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24
  7. 1818
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Morgan; gained from Roane.
    to Morganto Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p. 89
  8. 1849
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Scott.
    to Scott
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147
  9. 1854
    Lost territory Anderson lost to creation of Union.
    to Union
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26; Graves, 1:68-69
  10. 1854
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Scott.
    from Scott
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp. 744-754
  11. 1854
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell.
    to Campbellto Scott
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 129/p. 203
  12. 1856
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Roane to accommodate local residents.
    to Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244
  13. 1858
    Changed Legislature authorized Roane to gain from Anderson effective 1 May 1858 (later repealed).
    Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch. 83, sec. 3/p. 91
  14. 1858
    Lost territory Anderson lost small area to Roane (later repealed).
    to Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324
  15. 1858
    Changed Act of 4 March 1858 authorizing Roane to gain from Anderson was repealed (no change).
    Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp. 91-93
  16. 1865
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Campbell to accommodate local resident.
    from Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 29/p. 112
  17. 1868
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell to accommodate local resident (later repealed)
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75
  18. 1869
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell to accommodate local resident
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48
  19. 1870
    Gained territory Anderson gained small area from Roane (later repealed).
    from Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 88/p. 137
  20. 1873
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Scott to accommodate local residents.
    to Scott
    · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 75/p. 109
  21. 1883
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell to accommodate local resident.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 51/p. 54
  22. 1887
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Campbell to accommodate local residents (later repealed).
    from Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 35/p. 106
  23. 1887
    Changed Legislature authorized Anderson to gain from Roane, but Roane would not accept survey (no change).
    Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 127/p. 226; "Roane County v. Anderson County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269
  24. 1889
    Gained territory Anderson gained small area from Roane (later overturned).
    from Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 34/p. 62
  25. 1889
    Gained territory Anderson gained Holt Island from Knox to accommodate local resident.
    from Knox
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 124/p. 229
  26. 1890
    Lost territory Anderson lost small area to Roane when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 27 February 1889.
    to Roane
    · "Roane County v. Anderson County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269
  27. 1893
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell to accommodate local residents (later repealed).
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 60/p. 77
  28. 1899
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Roane to accommodate local resident.
    to Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 317/p. 752
  29. 1903
    Lost territory Anderson lost small area to Morgan.
    to Morgan
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 304/p. 883; repeated in ch. 504/p. 1347
  30. 1905
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Campbell to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    from Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 53/p. 98
  31. 1919
    Gained territory Anderson gained from Campbell (later repealed).
    from Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 95/p. 204
  32. 1927
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell to accommodate local resident.
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 398/p. 1145
  33. 1933
    Lost territory Anderson lost to Campbell (later repealed).
    to Campbell
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 612/p. 1459

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People and land

Anderson by the Census

Population
77,123 2020 Census count
Housing units
35,143 2020 Census count
Land area
337 square miles
Water area
7.6 square miles
People per sq mi
229 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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When was Anderson County founded?
Anderson County was founded in 1801, formed from Grainger County and Knox County, and named after Joseph Anderson.
What is the county seat of Anderson County?
The county seat of Anderson County is Clinton.
Is there an online parcel map for Anderson County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 38,213 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Anderson County's boundary or name changed?
Anderson County was created in 1801 from Grainger County and Knox County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 30 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Campbell County, Roane County and Scott County.
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