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| Website | https://www.blounttn.gov/ |
| Established | January 01, 1795 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP October 13, 2023 07:31pm |
| Description | Created from Knox County
Named for William Blount
Blount County is divided into 10 Commission districts, with a total of 21 Commissioners serving the 10 districts. County Commissioners are elected by the voters in their district for four-year terms in the August General Election coinciding with the election of the governor. After being qualified to hold office, members take office on the following September 1.
At least four regular meetings per year must be held. The Blount County Commission meets regularly on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Room 430 at the Blount County Courthouse. The meetings are open to the public with opportunity provided for input from the public. |
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April 03, 1903 -
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 478/p. 1323)
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March 20, 1883 -
April 03, 1903
BLOUNT lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 102/p. 99)
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March 18, 1879 -
March 20, 1883
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 119/p. 153)
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March 26, 1877 -
March 18, 1879
BLOUNT lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 130/p. 156)
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June 18, 1870 -
March 26, 1877
BLOUNT lost to creation of CHRISTIANA (now LOUDON).
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 4, 6 and ch. 77/p. 123)
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February 04, 1850 -
June 18, 1870
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER [repealed act of 18 Dec 1839].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 98/p. 288)
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December 18, 1839 -
February 04, 1850
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER [repealed 4 Feb 1850].
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 36/p. 64)
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January 17, 1838 -
December 18, 1839
BLOUNT gained small area from MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 270/p. 400)
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February 13, 1836 -
January 17, 1838
BLOUNT exchanged with MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 143/p. 269)
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November 22, 1823 -
February 13, 1836
BLOUNT gained from Non-County Area 9. Non-County Area 9 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 256, sec. 1/p. 218)
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November 02, 1815 -
November 22, 1823
BLOUNT lost to RHEA and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)
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October 29, 1801 -
November 02, 1815
BLOUNT gained all of Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 52/p. 289)
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December 28, 1798 -
October 29, 1801
BLOUNT gained from Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 6/p. 165)
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August 02, 1795 -
December 28, 1798
BLOUNT created by Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio (Southwest Territory) from KNOX and Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 6/p. 60)
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