Grainger County is a county in Tennessee, United States, along the Clinch and Holston river valleys in the northeast part of the state. It had a population of 23,527 at the 2020 census and covers 281 square miles (728 km2) of land centred near 36\u00b017\u2032N 83\u00b031\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Rutledge is the county seat, and its postal code is 37861. The county has two incorporated cities (Rutledge and Blaine) and one town (Bean Station, shared with Hawkins County), plus more than a dozen unincorporated communities. Grainger County runs on Eastern Time and carries FIPS code 47057.<\/p>\n
Grainger County has three incorporated municipalities and roughly 40 named unincorporated places, most clustered along U.S. 11W, U.S. 25E, and the shorelines of Norris Lake and Cherokee Lake. In the table below, “City · seat” marks the county seat, and “Unincorp.” covers rural crossroads communities with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 1,321<\/td>\n | 37861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blaine<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,084<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bean Station<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 2,967<\/td>\n | 37708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Washburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thorn Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Powder Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beech Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cherokee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joppa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lea Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Corinth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Richland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tate Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Avondale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Avondale Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bald Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beans<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beeler Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Big Q Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boggs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buffalo Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crosby<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dotson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elm Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hammer Store<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Helton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highland Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hopper Bluff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Idol<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Forest Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lulaville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mary Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Massengill Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meadow Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Perrin Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Puncheon Camp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Riverview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Haven<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shiloh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunset<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sycamore Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tampico<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wa-Ni Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williams Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wyatt Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Bean Station straddles the Grainger–Hawkins county line; its town limits and most of its population sit in Grainger, with a smaller Mooresburg-area section annexed from Hawkins since 2014.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nBlaine shares the Corryton, Tennessee post office (Knox County) rather than carrying a Grainger-County-specific ZIP; most smaller communities are served by one of the five ZIPs above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nGrainger County lies in the ridge-and-valley country of northeast Tennessee, bounded on the northwest by the Clinch River, dammed into Norris Lake, and on the southeast by the Holston River, dammed into Cherokee Lake. Of its 302 square miles, 281 are land and 22 are water. The county borders Claiborne County<\/a> to the north, Hancock and Hawkins counties to the northeast, Hamblen County to the east, Jefferson County<\/a> to the south, Knox County<\/a> to the southwest, and Union County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Grainger County had 23,527 residents at the 2020 census, spread across roughly 84 people per square mile. Blaine (2,084) and Bean Station (2,967, shared with Hawkins County) are the county’s two largest communities; Rutledge, the seat, has 1,321. Median household income in the county trails the Tennessee median of $67,631, reflecting the rural, agriculture- and manufacturing-based local economy.<\/p>\n Grainger County calls itself the “Greenhouse Tomato Capital of Tennessee” — the county hosted more than 650 commercial greenhouses in 2018, and tomato growing remains a signature local industry celebrated each summer at the Grainger County Tomato Festival in Rutledge. Manufacturing is anchored by Clayton Homes facilities, which together with the school system and county government rank among the county’s largest employers. Norris Lake and Cherokee Lake draw seasonal boating and fishing traffic to marinas along both shorelines.<\/p>\n Grainger County was established April 22, 1796, carved from Knox and Hawkins counties in the year Tennessee became a state. It is named for Mary Grainger Blount, wife of territorial governor William Blount — the only Tennessee county named for a woman. Rutledge, the county seat, was laid out soon after the county’s formation and has held that role continuously since.<\/p>\n U.S. Routes 11W and 25E cross the county, along with state routes 92, 131, and 375.<\/p>\n McGhee Tyson Airport near Knoxville is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Grainger County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Grainger County?<\/strong> How big is Grainger County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Grainger County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Grainger County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Grainger County?<\/strong> |