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Johnson County was created in 1836 from Carter County and named in honor of Thomas Johnson, a prominent citizen and one of the first magistrates of Johnson County.
Mountain City is the largest town and the county seat of Johnson County, Tennessee. The county has a total area of 298 squares miles. the average temperature for January is 38° F while the average for July is 77° F.
The average rainfall is 44 inches. The (valley) elevation is 2,400 feet above sea level. Johnson County is in the fringes of the Appalachian Mountains and includes many beautiful long, stretching valleys and moderately rolling hills as well as some fairly rugged mountains. In this region you'll also find many beautiful farms, pasture fields and timberlands.
Johnson
County 911
158 Nine One One Ave.
P.O.Box 120
Mountain City, TN 37683
423-727-7669
Police
Johnson County
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff
Roger Gentry
121 Court St
Mountain City, Tennessee 37683
(423)727-7761
Mountain City Police
Department
Chief of Police
Delmar Pierce
210 S Church St
Mountain City, Tennessee 37683
(423)727-8181
Johnson
County Safe Haven For Women
727-1914
Beeper 410-1125
Contact Person: Lelia Icenhour
Fire stations & EMS
Johnson
County Rescue Squad
203 Vadilla Street
Mountain City TN.
Ph: (423) 727-6531
Emergency Dial 911
Fax: 727-6932
Mountain
City Fire Dept.
Mountain City TN.
Ph: (423) 727-9292
First Dist.
Fire Dept.
7176 Hwy 91 N.
P.O. Box 198
Laurel Bloomery, TN.
Shady
Valley Volunteer Fire Dept.
10114 Hwy. 421 N.
Shady Valley TN.
Doe Valley
Volunteer Fire Dept.
283 Slabtown Rd.
Mountain City, TN.
Trade
Volunteer Fire Dept.
125 Fire Dept. Rd.
Trade, TN.
Butler
Volunteer Fire Dept.
291 Piercetown Rd.
Butler, TN.
Dry Run
Volunteer Fire Dept. Station #1
5646 Big Dry Run Rd.
Butler, TN.
Dry Run
Volunteer Fire Dept. Station #2
4053 Little Dry Run Rd.
Butler, TN.
2nd
Dist V.F.D. station # 1
938 Rhea Rd.
Mountain City, TN.
2nd Dist
V.F.D. station # 2
1642 Cold Springs Rd.
Mountain City, TN.
Neva V.F.D.
4175 Roan Creek Rd.
Mountain City, TN.
The Second District Volunteer Fire Department
Station One Is Located On Rhea
Road Just Off Of Hwy 421 South.
Station Two Is Located On Coldspring Road Off Of Hwy 421 North.
Second District Volunteer Fire Department Is Located In Mountain City, Johnson County Tennesee. It Covers Approxamatly 57 Square Miles Of Mountainous Terrain. We Currently Have 28 Senior Members And 5 Junior Members. Our Meetings Are Every Second And Fourth Tuesday Of Each Month At Our Fire Stations. The Public Is Invited To Attend. Our Dept. On Average Answers 95 to 100 Calls Per Year. Pictured below is Engine 2203 hard at work during a late night house fire. You Can Also See More Of Our Pictures At www.angelfire.com/sdvfd2200/images
Our Newly Elected
2003 Officers Are As Follows:
Chief James Brown, Asst. Chief Jack Eller, 1st Captain Mike Wilson, 2nd Captain
Craig Lipford, 1st Lt. Bill Sheperd, 2nd Lt.Jason Greene, Treasurer Richard
Fritts, Secretary Jennifer Brown, Safety Officer Donnie Cress, and Chaplain
Brad Gentry. Special Note: We would like you all to keep our fellow Member
J.R. Furchess in your prayers, he has been put on active duty with the US
Army in Kuwait! In Order To Become A Junior Member You Must Be 14 Years Old
And Very Willing To Learn And Participate.These Young People Get To Ride Along
With Us And Be On Scene To Assist Us On Our Calls. There Are Restrictions
On What They Can Do, But They Get Thier Fair Share Of Action. We Feel Investing
Time In Our Youth Is A Great Investment. For These Young People Are Our Future
Firefighters And Leaders Of Our Department. They Will Someday Carry On The
Legacy And Traditions Of Our Department. If You Would Like More Information
On This Program Please Contact Chief Brown. Pictured Below Is the new logos
we are installing on our units thanking our community for thier support.
FORGE CREEK AND SHOUNS RESIDENTS! We are currently recruiting firefighters in your area!!!! See Capt. Wilson or Chief Brown for details. Thank You For Your Continued Support!
Hospitals, clinics and ems
JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER
1901 S. Shady Street
Mountain City Tennessee 37683
Phone: 727-1100
HOURS
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
SERVICES
Community hospital services and emergency services
On-site services include: CT, X-ray, laboratory, inpatient, mammography,
ultrasound, endoscopy, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation,
cardiac stress lab, specialty clinics (cardiology, general surgery,
vascular, oncology, ob-gyn, podiatry, orthopedics).
Supported by JCMC's Level One Trauma Center and Wings Air Rescue
PAYMENT METHODS
Insurance, Medicare, Tenncare,
Visa, MasterCard, Check or Cash
Payment arrangements at time of service
JOHNSON COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
715 West Main Street
Mountain City Tennessee 37683
Phone: 727-9731
Fax: 727-4153
HOURS
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm
MOUNTAIN
CITY CARE and REHAB CENTER
919 Medical Park Drive
Mountain City Tennessee 37683
Phone:727-7800
Fax: 727-5476
HOURS
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
BLUE RIDGE SENIOR
FAMILY LIVING
3683 Hwy 421 South
Mountain City Tennessee 37683
Phone:727-1222
Fax: 727-5476
HOURS
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
JOHNSON COUNTY
COUNSELING CENTER
318 Donnelly Street
Mountain City Tennessee 37683
Phone: 727-2100
Fax: 727-2110
Places of worship
The following list is courtesy of MountainCity online
| Assembly
of God
First Assembly of God
Antioch Baptist Church Bakers Gap Baptist Church Bethany Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church Butler Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church Central Baptist Church Cobbs Creek Baptist Church Corinth Baptist Church Doe Valley Baptist Church Dyson Grove Baptist Church Evergreen Baptist Church Faith Gospel Baptist Church First Baptist Church Heavenly Light Baptist Church Little Doe Baptist Church Meadow View Baptist Church Mountain View Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church Open Door Baptist Church Pine Grove Baptist Church Pleasant Grove Baptist Church t |
Pleasant Home Baptist Church Rainbow Baptist Church Roan Creek Baptist Rock Springs Baptist Church Shady Valley Baptist Church Sink Valley Baptist Church State Line Baptist Church Sugar Grove Baptist Church Sutherland Community Baptist Church Vaughts Gap Baptist Church Walnut Grove Baptist Church
First Free Will Baptist Church Locust Gap Freewill Baptist Church
Johnson County Fundamental Baptist
Midway Missionary Baptist Church Gospel Way Missionary Baptist Church
ST. Anthony's Catholic Church
Ackerson Creek Christian Church Dewey Christian Church First Christian Church Harmon Chapel Christian Church Hammons Chapel Christian Church Liberty Christian Church
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Pleasant View Christian Church Church of Christ Son Shine Church of Christ Ackerson Creek Church Of Christ Crandull Church of Christ Mountain City Church Of Christ Rock Spring Church of Christ Saw Mill Creek Church of Christ Shady Valley Church Of Christ
Mountain City Church of God
Community Church Laurel Springs Community Church Gods Country Church New Creations Church
Mountain City Presbyterian Church Shady Valley Presbyterian Church Clinton Presbyterian Church
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Doe Valley United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church Mountain City United Methodist-Circuit Shouns United Methodist Church St. John United Methodist Church Trade United Methodist Church Valley View United Methodist Church Wesley United Methodist Church |
Schools
Johnson County Public Schools
| Director of Schools | Minnie M. Miller |
| Assistant Director of Schools | Morris Woodring |
| Supervisor of Instruction | Dr. David Timbs |
| Supervisor of Special Education/Title I | Debra Wilcox |
| Technology Coordinator | Jerry Carpenter |
| Head Start Director | Lorie Murray |
| Food Service Supervisor | Elaine Moore |
| School Finance Coordinator | Russell Robinson |
| Adult Education Supervisor | Jewel Hamm |
| Transportation Supervisor | Barry Bishop |
| Safe Schools/Healthy Students Administrator | Paula Norton |
| Financial | |
| Lead Bookkeeper | Audrey Reece |
| Personnel/Headstart Bookkeeper | Barbara Hampton |
| Technology | |
| System Lead Technician | Robert Sutherland |
| Technology Specialist | Teresa Simcox |
| Technician | Brad Sutherland |
| School Psychologist | |
| Psycologist | Leilani DeFord |
| Elementary/Special Education | |
| Secretary/Spec. Ed/Title I Assistant | Ruth Ann Osborne |
| Head Start | |
| Head Start Family Resource Specialist/Data Entry Clerk | Shelia Billings |
| Head Start Family Resource Specialist/Data Entry Clerk | Amanda McGlamery |
| Head Start Family Resource Specialist | Rose Edda Snyder |
| Head Start Social Services/Disabilities Coordinator | Jean Zuecher |
| Adult Education | |
| Bookkeeper | Audrey Reece |
| Teacher | Carol Russom |
| Teacher | John Hackett |
| Teacher | Laura Tinch |
| Food Service | |
| School Nutrition Program Assistant | Rosalee Thomas |
| School System Nurse | Wendy Henley |
| Transportation | Barbara Stout |
| Clerical | |
| Secretary/Receptionist | Jeannie Royston |
The Johnson County School System
will educate all students in a safe,
positive environment where they
can achieve
their individual potentials.
211 North Church Street
Mountain City, Tennessee 37683
Phone 423-727-2640 FAX 423-727-2663
K-6:
Doe Elementary School
Laurel Elementary School
Mountain City Elementary School
Roan Creek Elementary School
Shady Valley Elementary School
7-8:
Johnson County Middle School
9-12:
Johnson County High School
Johnson County Vocational-Technical School
Extended Services Center
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Superintendent of Schools:
Minnie
M. Miller
PH: (423) 727-9381
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Doe Elementary
7164 Hwy 67 West
Mountain City
Phone: 727-2682
Total Students Enrolled: 249
Mountain City Elementary School
Ph: (423) 727-2621
301 Donnelly St.
Mountain City TN 37683
Principal : Dr. Amstein.
Total Students Enrolled: 590
Visit Our Web site
Shady Valley
PH: (423) 739-2422
423 Hwy 133
Shady Valley TN 37688
Principal: Richard Blevins
Total Students Enrolled: 71
E-Mail
Laurel
PH: (423) 727-2685
RR 1
Laurel Bloomery TN 37680
Principal : Eric Taylor
Total Students Enrolled: 107
PH: (423) 727-2682
Hwy 67 West
Mountain City TN 37683
Principal:
Visit Our Web site
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Johnson County Middle School
PH: (423) 727-2600
500 Fairground Ln.
Mountain City TN 37683
Principal: Dr. Jim Crowder
Total Students Enrolled: 400
Visit Our Web site
HIGH SCHOOL
Johnson County High School
PH: (423) 727-2620
510 Fairground Ln.
Mountain City TN 37683
Principal: Dr. John Payne
Total Students Enrolled: 580
Visit the Johnson County High School Home page
Johnson County Vocational Center
PH:(423) 727-2669
520 Fairground Ln.
Mountain City TN 37683
ADULT LITERACY
Adult Literacy
PH: (423) 727-2640
211 N. Church St.
Mountain City TN 37683
*A.B.E. I: English as a Second Language (Grades 0-6)
*A.B.E. II: GED Prep ... Johnson County Middle School
Monday & Thursday 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
OPTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Johnson County Optional High School
PH: (423) 727-8394
524 S. Church ST.
Mountain City TN 37683
Johnson County Public Library
219 North Church St.
Mountain City TN
Ph: (423) 727-6544
government offices
Washington
County Courthouse
Clerk of Courts
PO Box 218
Jonesborough, TN 37659-0218
Washington County Courthouse, Downtown Center
101 East Market St.
Johnson City, TN 37604
County Court Clerk
(423) 753-1621 (Jonesborough)
(423) 461-1455 (Downtown Center, Johnson City)
(Marriage,wills, probate records)
Register of Deeds
(Land deeds and deeds of trust)
(423) 753-1644 (Jonesborough)
Chancery
Court Clerk (423) 753-1631
Circuit Court Clerk (423) 753-1613
Trustee (423) 753-1601
Hours: Eastern Time Zone Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
closed Saturday
County
Public Records Commission
Chair: Stewart Cannon, Jr.
Downtown Centre Courthouse
101 E. Market Street
Johnson City, TN 37604
BIRTH RECORDS
There are no birth records for Washington County, TN prior to 1914.
For 1914 to present records write to:
Division of Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37247-0350
DEATH RECORDS
There are no death records prior to 1908 in Washington County, TN.
For 1908-1942 records write to:
Tennessee State Library & Archives
Public Services Section
403 7th Ave. N
Nashville, TN 37243-0312
For 1943 to present records write to:
Division of Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37247-0350
For 1908-1916 death record abstracts, see:
Washington County, Tennessee: Death Record Abstracts, 1908-1916 by Eddie M.
Nikazy. Heritage Books, Inc., 1994.
MARRIAGE RECORDS
For Pre-1945 marriage records write:
Washington County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Jonesborough, TN 37659-0218
For 1780-1870 records:
Washington County, Tennessee, Marriages: 1780-1870 by Goldene Fillers Burgner,
Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.
For 1846- records:
Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin, v.20, #1-- to present, Watauga
Association of Genealogists, PO Box 117, Johnson City, TN 37605-0117.
DIVORCE RECORDS
For Pre-1945 divorce records write:
Washington County Circuit Court Clerk
PO Box 219
Jonesborough, TN 37659
For 1945-present divorce records write:
Division of Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37247-0350
Marriage and wills are in the County Court Clerks offices. Washington County
Courthouse, PO Box 219, Jonesborough, TN 37659-0129 and Washington County
Courthouse at Johnson City, 101 E Market Street, Johnson City, Tennesssee
37604. Marriages -- four locations must be checked: Circuit Court Clerk Office
in Jonesborough and Johnson City; Chancery Court Clerk Office in Jonesborough,
and Johnson City. Divorce records are found in the minutes of the Quarterly
Court. Cost: $5.00 with SASE (4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
utilities
Mountain
Electric Cooperative
info@mountainelectric.com
Corporate
Office
604 S. Church St.
P.O.B. 180
Mountain City TN
37683
423-727-1800
fax: 423-727-1822
District
Office
1373 Elk Park Hwy.
P.O.B 1240
Newland, NC
28657
828-733-0159
fax: 828-733-3213
Branch
Office
8477 Hwy 19E
P.O.B. 103
Roan Mountain, TN
37687
423-772-3521
Charter Communications
204 Bluff City Hwy
Bristol, TN 37620-4215
423-968-2141
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