Hancock (TN)

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 6,620 people. This is a decrease of 2.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,798 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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- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

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
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- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Hancock County
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- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.