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Pikeville, Tennessee

Pikeville is a city in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. The population was 1,824 at the 2020 census. It is also the county seat of Bledsoe County.[6]

Pikeville

United States

Tennessee

Bledsoe

1816

1830[1]

2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2)

2.44 sq mi (6.33 km2)

0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)

860 ft (260 m)

1,824

746.62/sq mi (288.32/km2)

UTC-6 (Central (CST))

UTC-5 (CDT)

37367

423

47-58120[5]

1297464[3]

- Historical landmark in downtown Pikeville

John Bridgeman House

- Rural schoolhouse built in 1928; now used as a community center

Bellview School

Bledsoe County Court House

- A Rosenwald school built in the 1920s

Lincoln School

- Originally a Freedmen's Bureau school built in 1870; converted to AME Zion church in 1888

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

- Home and office of Dr. James Ross, built c. 1872; now home to the Museum of Bledsoe County History

Dr. James A. Ross House

born near Pikeville, United States Congressman

Josiah M. Anderson

(1938-2003), Alaska state legislator, was born in Pikeville.

Ramona Barnes

Governor of Tennessee (1903–1905) and U.S. Senator

James B. Frazier

Grand Ole Opry fiddler, born in Pikeville in 1883.

Theron Hale

First Lady of North Carolina

Jeanelle C. Moore

(1806?-1844), bandit, known for the Mystic Clan or Mystic Confederacy and Murrell Insurrection Conspiracy

John A. Murrell

Civil War general

James G. Spears

— information on local government, elections, and link to charter

Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Pikeville