Marion County, Tennessee
| Marion County, Tennessee | |
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Marion County Courthouse in Jasper
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 Location in the U.S. state of Tennessee |
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 Tennessee's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1817 |
| Named for | Francis Marion |
| Seat | Jasper |
| Largest town | Jasper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 512 sq mi (1,326 km2) |
| • Land | 498 sq mi (1,290 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 2.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 28,237 |
| • Density | 57/sq mi (22/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 35°08′N 85°37′W / 35.13°N 85.61°W
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,237. Its county seat is Jasper.
Marion County is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Marion County was established in 1817 from lands acquired from the Cherokee.
In 1779 Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe moved down the Tennessee River from Chickamauga Creek to Running Water creek, and helped establish the associated town of Nickajack in front of the entrance to Nickajack Cave. In 1794, this town was attacked and burned. This attack was led by Colonel James Orr of Nashville, Tennessee. The town was rebuilt and the Chickamauga Band of Indians continued to live here until 1838, when all remaining Indians were removed from Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia via the Trail of Tears.
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