Tazewell, Tennessee

Tazewell, Tennessee
Tazewell, Tennessee
Town
	Town of Tazewell
	Tazewell Town Hall
	Location of Tazewell in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 36°27′16″N 83°34′16″W / 36.45444°N 83.57111°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Claiborne
Incorporated	1801
Named for	Tazewell, Virginia
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	William R.(Bill) Fannon
• Town Council	List of Aldermen The town has a full time 13 person police department with 24/7 coverage as of 2022. The town shares a fire department (Tazewell/New Tazewell Fire Department with neighboring twin city New Tazewell.
Area
• Total	4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
• Land	4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,365 ft (416 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,348
• Density	540.89/sq mi (208.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37879
Area code	423
FIPS code	47-73120
GNIS feature ID	1272257

Tazewell is a town in and the county seat of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States.^[8] The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census, 2,218 at the 2010 census, and 2,348 at the 2020 census. The town is named for Tazewell, Virginia, which itself was named for Henry Tazewell (1753–1799), a U.S. senator from Virginia.^[9]

^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
^ Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-253-33984-7. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Tazewell". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tazewell, Tennessee
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Matheny, Jim (November 5, 2010). "Namesake: Tazewell and New Tazewell in Claiborne County". WBIR-TV. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[1] Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.

[placename-2] Miller, Larry (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-253-33984-7. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[mtas-3] "Tazewell". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. University of Tennessee. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[TigerWebMapServer-4] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[gnis-5] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tazewell, Tennessee

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-6] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-7] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR6-8] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[namesake-9] Matheny, Jim (November 5, 2010). "Namesake: Tazewell and New Tazewell in Claiborne County". WBIR-TV. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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