Russellville, Tennessee

Russellville
Unincorporated community

The post office in Russellville
Russellville
Russellville

Location within the state of Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°15′31″N 83°11′43″W / 36.25861°N 83.19528°W / 36.25861; -83.19528Coordinates: 36°15′31″N 83°11′43″W / 36.25861°N 83.19528°W / 36.25861; -83.19528
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Hamblen
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 37860

Russellville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Located along U.S. Route 11E, it lies approximately midway between Whitesburg and Morristown.

Historic Bethesda Presbyterian Church is located in Russellville.

History

Russellville was founded by George Russell in 1785. He had been granted a large tract of land in Greene Co, North Carolina.

During the American Civil War, Lieutenant General James Longstreet established a headquarters in the Nenney House just after the Battle of Bean's Station. The house still stands and has been converted into The Longstreet Museum.

Also during the American Civil War, General Lafayette McLaws was in quarters at a house now called "Hayslope", a house that also still stands and was originally a tavern built by the early settlers. It was originally called the Tavern with the Red Door, while General Joseph B. Kershaw was at nearby Greenwood.

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