Rogersville, Tennessee
Rogersville | |
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Downtown Rogersville in June 2020 | |
Location in Hawkins County, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′N 83°0′W / 36.417°N 83.000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hawkins |
| Settled | 1775 |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Named after | Joseph Rogers |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Jim Sells (R) |
| • Vice Mayor | Brian Hartness |
| • Town Council | Aldermen |
| Area | |
| 3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.76 sq mi (9.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 4,671 | |
| • Density | 1,242.62/sq mi (479.83/km2) |
| • Urban | 6,390 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37857 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-64820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407236 |
| Website | townofrogersville |
Rogersville is a town in and the county seat of Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It was settled in 1775 by the grandparents of Davy Crockett. It is named for its founder, Joseph Rogers. Tennessee's second oldest courthouse, the Hawkins County Courthouse, first newspaper The Knoxville Gazette, and first post office are all located in Rogersville. The Rogersville Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rogersville is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Tri-Cities region.
The population of Rogersville as of the 2010 census was 4,671.