Limestone is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

. Its zip code is 37681. Limestone is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region.

History

Washington College Academy was founded in Limestone in 1780 by Rev. Samuel Doak, and was the first institution to bear the name of the first American president. Limestone was the birthplace of David Crockett (1786) to

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

and Rebecca Crockett. The Gillespie House, built in 1792 by pioneer settler George Gillespie, still stands in Limestone. One of the locations used in the TV movie ''Goodbye, Miss 4th of July'' (1988) was the Old Stone House in Limestone.

Education

Students in the Washington County portion attend: *West View Elementary School (Grades PK-8) *Grandview Elementary School (Grades PK-8) * David Crockett High School (Grades 9-12) Students in the Greene County portion attend: *Chuckey Elementary School (Grades PK-5; Located in nearby Chuckey) *Chuckey-Doak Middle School (Grades 6–8; Located in Afton) * Chuckey-Doak High School (Grades 9-12; Located in Afton) Washington College Academy is located in the Washington College area of Limestone.

Postal service

Limestone has its own post office and ZIP code (37681). The post office is located at 359 Opie Arnold Road, Limestone, Tennessee 37681, in the Washington County portion of the community.

Recreation

David Crockett Birthplace State Park is located in the western portion of Limestone. The park provides camping, picnicking and other recreational activities, and includes a replica of Crockett's birth cabin and a small museum.

Notable people

* Glenn D. Broyles, member of the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

, 1969–1972 was born in Limestone. * Tilly Walker, outfielder for 1916 World Series champion

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

, was raised in Limestone. *

Davy Crockett Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ...

, soldier, folk hero, frontiersman & politician was born in Limestone. * Samuel Doak (1749–1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and Calvinist educator. * Daisy May Moses, fictional main character more popularly known as "Granny" and "Granny Clampett" from the television

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family ...

'' that was broadcast by

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

from 1962 to 1971 and played by actress Irene Ryan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMOx8cbGZnU "The Beverly Hillbillies ⚡️ Season 9 Episodes 23⚡️Classic Western TV Series".

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee