Greeneville Greeneville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, and it is the second oldest town ...

, the county seat of Greene County was established in the late eighteenth century, and is one of the most important towns in historic

East Tennessee East Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. Geographically and socioculturally distinct, it comprises approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee. East Tennessee consists of 33 count ...

. Although many of the early buildings have been destroyed, there remain yet a large number of buildings important from either a historical or architectural standpoint. The Greeneville Historic District consists of an area a block in each direction of Main Street from McKee Street to Nelson Street, comprising an area of about 135 acres containing approximately 175 structures. Greeneville was established in 1783 around a spring, which is located almost in the heart of town. It was named in honor of General Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary War fame, and was settled by the Scotch-Irish. Its location along important early trade and stage routes caused it to become an important community in the years before the Civil War. Its citizens became prosperous enough to build substantial dwellings, and places of business, many of which form the heart of the historic district.

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{{commons category-inline, Greeneville Historic District Buildings and structures in Greene County, Tennessee Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Greeneville, Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Tennessee Scotch-Irish American culture in Tennessee