Bledsoe County, County administrative division in Tennessee, United States
Bledsoe County encompasses 407 square miles of land across three distinct regions: Sequatchie Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Walden Ridge.
The Tennessee legislature established Bledsoe County in 1807, naming it after Anthony Bledsoe, a Revolutionary War soldier who moved from Virginia to Tennessee.
The county features multiple Methodist institutions, including three historical colleges near Pikeville: People's College, Bledsoe College, and Sequatchie College.
The Bledsoe County Correctional Complex operates as a level 3 facility spanning 2,500 acres between Pikeville and Spencer, housing over 2,500 offenders.
During the Civil War, the county demonstrated divided loyalties, with residents voting 500 to 197 against secession while still forming several Confederate companies.
Location: Tennessee
Inception: 1807
Capital city: Pikeville
Shares border with: Sequatchie County, Van Buren County, Cumberland County, Rhea County, Hamilton County
GPS coordinates: 35.60000,-85.21000
Latest update: March 24, 2025 13:02
Fall Creek Falls State Park
14.4 km
Watts Bar Lake
38.8 km
Fall Creek Falls
15.1 km
Cumberland Mountain State Park
38.6 km
Cumberland Homesteads
39.8 km
Dunlap coke ovens
30.1 km
Scott's Gulf
26.6 km
Rhea County Courthouse
21.4 km
Cane Creek Falls
14.5 km
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area
18.9 km
Burritt College
28.1 km
Piney Creek Falls
17.7 km
Rockhouse Falls
14.5 km
Cane Creek Cascades
14.5 km
Coon Creek Falls
15.1 km
Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
2.3 km
Bledsoe County Jail
2 km
Lincoln School
2.2 km
John Bridgman House
2.4 km
Bledsoe County Courthouse
2 km
Dr. James A. Ross House
2.1 km
Sequatchie County Courthouse
30.1 km
Broyles-Darwin House
21.5 km
Dr. Walter Thomison House
21.4 km
Meigs County Courthouse
39.2 km
Gooch Creek Arch
19.2 km
Rhea County Court House Historic landmark
21.3 km
Bellview School
16.5 kmReviews
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