Welcome to Hancock County ...

Time Zone: Hancock County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sneedville is the Seat for Hancock County.

Hancock County was founded in 1844. Hancock was created by taking area from Hawkins and Claiborne Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hancock had a population of 6,605 people. This is a decrease of 3.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,819 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hancock represented 0.11% of the total population of Tennessee.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Tennessee
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• Websites specific to Hancock County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Hawkins County
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  • Grainger County
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  • Claiborne County
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  • Lee County
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  • Scott County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Cemeteries of Hancock County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Tennessee