Greenville, TN
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Small town, 15K or so I guess, located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Tusculum College near by, maybe 50 miles or so from Knoxville. Always thought it was typical of towns one sees in east TN, east Ky, SW Va.
It is actually a cold icy area named Greenville in an attempt to attract settlers.
A beautiful area....expect to be overwhelmed by red necked big orange fans.
It's a pretty typical Appalachian type of town. Definitely 100% big orange country (some UNC fans and a decent number of UK fans from EKY). Lots of beautiful lakes and rivers in the area. Close to the smokies. Plenty of recreational options no matter what you like to get into. Seems to be a pretty safe area. Far enough removed from Knoxville to avoid city problems but close enough that you can easily drive down to watch a game or a show. Pretty part of the country.
Foothills. Think Pigeon Forge/Sevierville/Gatlinburg without the tourists if you've been there.
I have family in Johnson City which is only 30-40 minutes away and have a nephew that works at Tusculum College. I lived in Johnson City a little while and liked the area.
I live 20 mins from there. Wvvrn hit the nail on the head. There is a good amount of UK fans close by though.
It's in the foothills of the mountains. It's a really nice place to live. Good schools academically and athletically. It's the home town of Andrew Johnson, the 15th president of the USA (who was impeached). It's within 60 miles of Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Jonesborough (oldest city in TN), Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, and Asheville, NC. I'm currently in Greeneville working. I live in Kingsport. If you have a family it would be a great move. If you're single and you like the night life then you'll be driving a lot to Knoxville or Johnson City. Good luck.
Just remember, the soundtrack of your new adventure will be "Rocky Top" every other song. Best of luck. Good location from what I'm reading.
Bulls Gap racetrack is close by, if you're a fan of that.
Worked for a little while in Midway, a little community just outside Greeneville.
Worked for a little while in Midway, a little community just outside Greeneville.
That's a nice dirt track. They have the old starting pole from Bristol Motor Speedway when it was the Winston Cup.
The high school is exceptional and the music program (former music teacher here) is outstanding. The General Morgan Inn is a classic place to stay and eat...nice place despite being in Big Orange country...
It is Greeneville, Tennessee.
Has more E's than any town in USA.
Has more E's than any town in USA.
If you forget the "e's" in the town name when talking to the locals, you are TOAST. Just a warning.
Old trivial pursuit answer was one I gave. I looked it up and your answer is now correct as TR was below 1000 people until 1980.
IL I believe we spoke about this, but I grew up in dyersburg and attended union university myself for two years. My grandfather was the mayor of dyersburg dating back to the 80's and 90's maybe that's familiar? Small world.
But the OP was talking about Greenville, not Greenfield. My girlfriends uncle is a game warden in greenfield. If there's 2,000 people there I'd kiss my cousin
thinking more like 200.
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I lived in the Tri-Cities area 5 years in the mid 90s. In addition to the Smokies, Knoxville, and the Tri-Cities, there are lots of cool little towns and places to visit close by. Historic Jonesborough and Cumberland Gap are two that come to mind. Lots of rivers, streams, and lakes in the area.
Greenville is the birth place of Davy Crockett. It is a beautiful part of the country. It is probably one of the nicest places to live in Tennessee.
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WTF do you have to do for effective moderator reading comprehension nowadays? LMAO . . . . btw, bravo on your cultural description of NW Tennesseans.
It is not Greenfield. It is Greenville, Tn. located in East Tn near the Tri Cities area. Excellent location. They have a college and a minor league baseball team with one of the best minor league stadiums you will see. Great schools. High sCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM HAS WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECENTLY.
Relocated to Kingsport myself several years ago. Greeneville is a nice small town in Northeast Tennessee. If you like to hunt or fish, you will have ample opportunities with several different TVA lakes and several rivers for smallmouth and trout. Greene County has some of the prettiest rolling farm land in Tennessee and mountains in the southern part of the county that take you into North Carolina. Beautiful drive over to Asheville. A huge tobacco producing area at one time, but believe other crops have taken over since tobacco has become taboo. If you golf, there are some really nice courses within an hours drive in any direction as well.
Greeneville city schools are excellent and their sports programs have been pretty good for the last few years. Tusculum College (Div II) located there and they have a Appalachian League rookie team that plays in a beautiful stadium for that level.
You can be in Atlanta, Charlotte, Lexington, Nashville within four hours if you want to go see Cats or professional sports.
I really like the Greeneville area. Just good salt of the earth type people and enjoy a slower pace of life and really love the area they live in. Know several people who live or work down there who wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
If you got any questions, give me a shout here and I will try and answer as honestly as I can.
Greeneville city schools are excellent and their sports programs have been pretty good for the last few years. Tusculum College (Div II) located there and they have a Appalachian League rookie team that plays in a beautiful stadium for that level.
You can be in Atlanta, Charlotte, Lexington, Nashville within four hours if you want to go see Cats or professional sports.
I really like the Greeneville area. Just good salt of the earth type people and enjoy a slower pace of life and really love the area they live in. Know several people who live or work down there who wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
If you got any questions, give me a shout here and I will try and answer as honestly as I can.
Ah,.my mistake. I thought the original post said Greenfield. Disregard my entire post.
Yep, it was late and the end of a long day, and apparently I was brain dead. Ha! I've deleted it now.
Kingsporter here as well. The others have described it perfectly. Greeneville is a really nice town for it's size. Plenty of outdoor opportunities if you like to kayak or raft with the Nolichucky, which has great smallmouth fishing as well. Paint Creek has some good trout fishing and you can also make a short drive on 70 over to Hot Springs NC which offers some good trout fishing on Spring Creek, Big Laurel and Shelton Laurel as well as more great kayak/rafting and smallmouth action on the French Broad, and as has been stated, it's a short drive to Asheville.
I"m from Claiborne Co just north of there - Greenville plays within the district against what used to be "Powell Valley HS" and is now "Cumberland Gap HS"
I've always thought the region was beautiful - especially as you go up into the old Unaka / Appalachian mountains ..... max altitude probably about 4,000 feet ... I know it's more like 3,600 for Claiborne Co (with the Knoxville a/p being about 900 ft above sea level)
If you're into wildlife / flora / fauna or hiking - you'll love it
Knoxville and surrounding area is very accessible for more options by way of entertainment etc
Yes -- the Tennessee fans (as in ... all of my older siblings and 70% of my classmates growing up) are out in force -- they'll let you know it too
Enjoy!
I've always thought the region was beautiful - especially as you go up into the old Unaka / Appalachian mountains ..... max altitude probably about 4,000 feet ... I know it's more like 3,600 for Claiborne Co (with the Knoxville a/p being about 900 ft above sea level)
If you're into wildlife / flora / fauna or hiking - you'll love it
Knoxville and surrounding area is very accessible for more options by way of entertainment etc
Yes -- the Tennessee fans (as in ... all of my older siblings and 70% of my classmates growing up) are out in force -- they'll let you know it too
Enjoy!
Cawood, don't do it. I'm born Tennessee bred Kentucky. Don't be born Kentucky and bred Tennessee. It's not worth it. I was raised 35 minutes from the Kentucky line. My dream was to move to Kentucky as a child. That 30 minute seperation was torture.
When asked where I'm from when I go out into the world, I always say "I'm from a town in Deep South Kentucky 30 minutes from the Kentucky state line.
Hope this helps
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