North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Union County

Established 1850 224 Square Miles

— County Seat Maynardville —

Union County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022

1. Union County Marker

Inscription. Union County is a testament to the strong support for the Union in East Tennessee prior to the Civil War. It’s picturesque expanse was formed from portions of Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Knox counties. Attorney Horace Maynard, for whom the county seat was re-named (previously Liberty), defended Unionists’ right to form their own county in a lawsuit settled in 1853. Country music stars Roy Acuff, Chet Akins, and Carl Smith were born here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.

Location. 36° 10.332′ N, 86° 47.264′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Knox County (here, next to this marker); Claiborne County (here, next to this marker); Loudon County (here, next to this marker); Anderson County (a few steps from this marker); Campbell County (a few steps from this marker); Roane County (a few steps from this marker); Ridge and Valley / Cumberland Plateau (a few steps from this marker); Meigs County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Union County Marker (center foreground) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 5, 2022

2. Union County Marker (center foreground)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.