Tuesday
Mar022010
Claiborne County - Tennessee
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 4:46PM
HISTORY of CAMPBELL COUNTY Established September 11, 1806
Organized December 1, 1806
Formed from Anderson and Claiborne County territory
Named in honor of Colonel Arthur Campbell (1743-1811)
Jacksboro is county seat
County named for Colonel Arthur Campbell
Served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
Commanded the 70th Regiment of Virginia Militia during Revolutionary War
Served as commissioner of Indian Treaties 1781
