New Tazewell

History

When the railroad line was built from Knoxville through Cumberland Gap in the late 1880s, it bypassed the city of Tazewell. It is uncertain whether the railroad was unable to obtain right of way, or whether the decision was made because of topography, but the railroad depot was built about two miles to the west of Tazewell. A new community sprang up around the depot, called Cowan City on old survey maps. The city was incorporated as New Tazewell in the 1920s, but the charter was voted down about fifteen years later. It was reincorporated in 1954.

Geography

New Tazewell is located in central Claiborne County, adjacent to the twin city of Tazewell, at a coordinate of (36.437838, -83.607613). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,058
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,971
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,958
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,802
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,776
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,751
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,739
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,729

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2026-01-04
  11 km SW of Middlesboro, Kentucky
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-19
  6 km SE of Seymour, Tennessee
• M 2.57 — 2025-07-10
  2 km E of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2024-08-05
  4 km SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee
• M 2.74 — 2024-05-22
  18 km SSE of Hyden, Kentucky
• M 2.57 — 2023-06-25
  Kentucky-Tennessee border region