Map of Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Bledsoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,913. Its county seat is Pikeville.

Bledsoe County overview:
Name:	Bledsoe County
FIPS code:	47-007
State:	Tennessee
Founded:	1807
Named for:	Anthony Bledsoe
Seat:	Pikeville
Largest city:	Pikeville
Total Area:	407 sq mi (1,050 km²)
Land Area:	406 sq mi (1,050 km²)
Total Population:	14,913
Population Density:	36.73/sq mi (14.18/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)

Bledsoe County location map. Where is Bledsoe County?

Bledsoe County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Bledsoe County. — Location of Bledsoe County in the the United States.

Bledsoe County location on the Tennessee map. Where is Bledsoe County. — Location of Bledsoe County in Tennessee.

History

Bledsoe County was formed in 1807 from land that was formerly Indian Land as well as land carved from Roane County. The county was named for Anthony Bledsoe (1739–1788), a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was an early settler of Sumner County. He was killed in an Indian attack at Bledsoe’s Station.

Like many East Tennessee counties, Bledsoe County opposed secession on the eve of the Civil War. In Tennessee’s Ordinance of Secession on June 8, 1861, the county’s residents voted against secession by a margin of 500 to 197. General James G. Spears, a resident of Bledsoe, served as a vice president at the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention in May and June 1861, and fought for the Union Army in the war.

Bledsoe County Road Map

Bledsoe CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Bledsoe CountyMap — Bledsoe Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 407 square miles (1,050 km), of which 406 square miles (1,050 km) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) (0.08%) is water.