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Tennessee AHGP Information Bledsoe, County, Tennessee, in the s. e. part of the state, contains about 500 sq. miles. Drained principally by Sequatchie r. Surface uneven, in some parts mountainous. Capital, Pikeville. There were in 1840, neat cattle 7,798, sheep 3,802, swine 27,709; wheat 22,932 bushels produced, rye 2,357, Indian corn 341,014, oats 64,739, potatoes 7,622, tobacco 7,241 pounds, cotton 8,028; 14 stores, cap. $33,000; 6 tanneries, 14 distilleries, 15 grist m., 10 saw m. Cap. in manufac $2,350. 1 acad. 30 students, 8 sch. 215 scholars. Pop. 1830,4,648; 1840, whites 5,010, slaves 538, free col'd 128; total, 5,676. Pikeville, p-v., Capital of Bledsoe County, Tennessee, 112 e. s. e. Nashville, 588 W. Situated on elevated ground, a little w. of Sequatchy r., a branch of Tennessee r. It contains a court house, and about 150 inhabitants. Read More about Tennessee Counties and Towns © Tennessee American History and Genealogy Project
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