Greene County, Tennessee

Greene County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,831. The county seat is Greeneville, and the county mayor is David Loy Crum (R). The county is named for Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), a major general in the Continental Army from Rhode Island.

Greene County was formed in 1783 from the original Washington County.