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  Claiborne - History
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Parents > United States > Tennessee > TN Counties > Claiborne  
Websitehttps://claibornecountytn.gov/
Established October 29, 1801
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP October 16, 2023 02:36pm
DescriptionCreated from Grainger and Hawkins counties

Named for William C. C. Clairborne

The County Commission is the County Legislative Body for Claiborne County. It is composed of 21 members from 9 districts. Commissioners are elected by voters in their districts for 4-year terms. County Commissioners must reside within and be a qualified voter of the district represented.

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March 25, 1965 -


CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in CLAIBORNE-UNION line 1879-1965]. (Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 156/p. 544)

March 06, 1957 - March 25, 1965


CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [map depicts net changes in CLAIBORNE-CAMPBELL line 1870-1957]. (Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 142/p. 420)

October 26, 1871 - March 06, 1957


CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents. (Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 10/p. 9)

February 28, 1870 - October 26, 1871


CLAIBORNE gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents; CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local residents. (Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)

February 20, 1854 - February 28, 1870


CLAIBORNE gained from CAMPBELL. (Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 129/p. 203)

January 26, 1854 - February 20, 1854


CLAIBORNE exchanged with CAMPBELL, lost to creation of UNION. (Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26; Graves, 1:68-69)

January 26, 1852 - January 26, 1854


CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL. (Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)

January 29, 1846 - January 26, 1852


CLAIBORNE lost to creation of HANCOCK; creation upheld by Tennessee Supreme Court, Sep. 1848. (Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 126/p. 200; "Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])

October 15, 1824 - January 29, 1846


CLAIBORNE exchanged with HAWKINS. (Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 121/p. 118)

November 22, 1817 - October 15, 1824


CLAIBORNE exchanged with CAMPBELL. (Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 159/p. 194)

September 11, 1806 - November 22, 1817


CLAIBORNE lost to creation of CAMPBELL. (Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945)

December 06, 1801 - September 11, 1806


CLAIBORNE created from GRAINGER, HAWKINS, and Non-County Area 2. (Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 46, secs. 1, 13, 17/pp. 279, 281)

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