Hamblen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,544. Its county seat and only Incorporated city is Morristown.Hamblen County is part of the Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area.HistoryHamblen County was created in 1870 from parts of Jefferson, Grainger, and Greene counties. The county is named in honor of Hezekiah Hamblen (1775 - 1854), an early settler, landowner, attorney, and member of the Hawkins County Court for many years. Governor Dewitt Clinton Senter, a resident of the county, used his influence to assist in its establishment.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (8.3%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in Tennessee by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.Adjacent countiesHawkins County (northeast)Greene County (east)Cocke County (south)Jefferson County (southwest)Grainger County (northwest)
