Formed January 1, 1871 (92nd county)
Moore County (6,469), Lynchburg (6,469)
The painted red brick Colonial Revival courthouse was built in 1885 and enlarged in 1967. It is sited on a square at Main, Short, Mechanic, and Hiles streets. Tennessee State Highway 55 is one block north of the building. The architects are P. B. Parks, John Bobo, and W. D. L. Record. The structure features a clock tower and veterans’ memorials. The inside has wooden walls and local quilt. Moore County was established on January 1, 1871 from parts of Bedford, Lincoln, and Franklin counties as the 92nd county with Lynchburg as the only county seat. The county is named for settler William Moore. The county seat is named for settler Thomas Lynch or for Lynchburg, Virginia.
Moore County government consists of a sheriff, a Mayor, and 15 Council Members. One Circuit Court Judge, One Chancery Court Judge, and One General Court Judge serve Moore, Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties. The county is in the south part of Tennessee. Chattanooga, Tennessee is southeast and Nashville, Tennessee is northwest of the county. The county center is in Lynchburg 1.4 miles East of the city center. The county is surrounded clockwise by Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, and Bedford counties.
The area of the county is 129 square miles. It is 94 out of 95 in the state. It ranks 93 out of 95 in population in the state. It has a density of 50.1 persons per square mile making it 68 out of 95 in the state. Moore County has 100.0% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 41 Alternate clips the northeast tip of the county from Bedford County, north, to Coffee County, east. The county resembles a skeleton of a steer’s head. Lynchburg and Moore County comprise the same area. Lynchburg is the county seat and the only incorporated city thus it is the largest city. It is 100.0% of the county population. This county is in the Tullahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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