1850 Counties of  Tennessee

County Description Area in sq miles Courts held at Pop in 1850
Anderson northeast part, water by Clinch river, crossed by Cumberland Mts 750 Clinton 6,938
Bedford in central part 875 Shelbyville 21,512
Benton in western part, between TN & Big Sandy rivers 375 Camden 6,305
Bledsoe SE part, crossed by Sequatchie river 455 Pikeville 5,959
Blount SE boundary, TN river on NW side 900 Maryville 12,382
Bradley southeast part, drained by Hiawassee river blank Cleveland 12,259
Campbell north boundary, on north west side of Clinch river 672 Jacksborough 6,068
Cannon central part 100 Woodbury 9,982
Carroll western part, drained by Big Sandy river 960 Huntingdon 15,967
Carter northeast corner 540 Elizabethtown 6,296
Claiborne northern boundary, north side of Clinch river, drained by Powell's river 580 Tazewell 9,369
Cocke southeast boundary, with Nolachucky river on the north 374 Newport 8,200
Coffee central part 170 Manchester 8,350
Davidson northern part, crossed by Cumberland river 640 Nashville (State Capital) 38,881
Decatur western part, on west side of Tennessee river blank Derryville 6,003
De Kalb central part, crossed by Caney fork of Cumberland river 275 Smithville 8,016
Dickson northern part, Cumberland river on northeast 1000 Charlotte 8,404
Dyer western boundary, Mississippi river on the west 840 Dyersburgh 6,361
Fayette south western part 576 Somerville 26,719
Fentress northern bourdary 560 Jamestown 4,454
Franklin southern boundary 840 Winchester 13,768
Gibson western part 630 Trenton 19,548
Giles southern boundary 514 Pulaski 25,949
Granger north eastern part, Holston river on southeast, Clinch river on northwest 320 Rutledge 12,370
Greene eastern boundary, Stony Mts on southeast, crossed by Nolichucky river 700 Greenville 17,824
Grundy southern part blank Altamont 2,773
Hamilton southern boundary, crossed by Tennessee river 464 Harrison 10,075
Hancock northeastern part blank blank 5,660
Hardeman southern boundary, crossed by Big Hatchee river 720 Bolivar 17,456
Hardin southern boundary, crossed by Tennessee river 700 Savannah 10,328
Hawkins northern boundary, crossed by Holston & Clinch rivers 750 Rogersville 13,370
Haywood south western part, crossed by Big Hatchee river 600 Brownsville 17,259
Henderson western part 665 Lexington 13,164
Henry northern boundary, Tennessee & Big Sandy rivers on east 600 Paris 18,233
Hickman western part 726 Centreville 9,397
Humphreys western part, Tennessee river on west 475 Waverly 6,422
Jackson northern boundary, crossed by Cumberland river 625 Gainesborough 15,673
Jefferson north eastern part, Holston river on northwest, crossed by Nolichucky river 356 Danbridge 13,204
Johnson northeast corner 300 Taylorsville 3,499
Knox eastern part, crossed by Tennessee river 864 Knoxville 18,775