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Houston County, Tennessee

Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,283. Its county seat is Erin.[3] The county was founded in 1871.[1] It was named for Sam Houston.[4]

Houston County

 United States

 Tennessee

1871[1]

Sam Houston[2]

Erin

Erin

207 sq mi (540 km2)

200 sq mi (500 km2)

6.7 sq mi (17 km2)  3.2%

8,283 Decrease

42/sq mi (16/km2)

UTC−6 (Central)

UTC−5 (CDT)

7th

www.houstoncochamber.com

- north

Stewart County

- northeast

Montgomery County

- east

Dickson County

- south

Humphreys County

- west

Benton County

County Mayor: Joey Brake

[16]

County Clerk: Robert Brown

[17]

Administrator of Elections: Annette Pulley

Property Assessor: Joy Hooper

Register of Deeds: Sherrill Potts Moore

County Trustee: Jimmy Lowery

County Highway Department Superintendent: Teresa Alsobrooks

County Circuit Court Clerk: Donna Potts Vincent

General Sessions & Juvenile Judge: W. Sidney Vinson

Sheriff: Kevin L. Sugg

- (Students: 465; Location: 2500 State Route 149; Grades: 09 - 12)

Houston County High School

- (Students: 2; Location: 3573 West Main Street; Grades: 11 - 12)

Houston County Adult High School

FM radio: (website) "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

WTPR-FM 101.7

Weekly newspaper:

Houston County Herald

""Tv Station""

Wells Creek Basin Network

(county seat)

Erin

National Register of Historic Places listings in Houston County, Tennessee

History of Houston County, Tennessee 1871 - 1996 - History and Families. Nashville: Turner Publishing Company (1995).  1-56311-194-2

ISBN

Houston County Chamber of Commerce

- free genealogy resources for the county

Houston County, TNGenWeb

. The American Cyclopædia. 1879.

"Houston. III. A N. W. county of Tennessee" 

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Houston County

36°17′N 87°43′W / 36.28°N 87.71°W / 36.28; -87.71