Outline of Tennessee



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tennessee:

Tennessee – U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th most extensive and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, and the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided at times by federal entities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority. Tennessee has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular music, including rock and roll, blues, country, and rockabilly.

General reference

 * Names
 * Common name: Tennessee
 * Pronunciation:
 * Official name: State of Tennessee
 * Abbreviations and name codes
 * Postal symbol: TN
 * ISO 3166-2 code: US-TN
 * Internet second-level domain: .tn.us
 * Nicknames
 * Big Bend State (refers to the Tennessee River)
 * Butternut State (refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War)
 * Hog and Hominy State
 * The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen
 * Volunteer State (currently used on license plates)
 * Adjectival: Tennessee
 * Demonyms
 * Tennessean
 * Volunteer

Geography of Tennessee
Geography of Tennessee
 * Tennessee is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
 * Location
 * Northern hemisphere
 * Western hemisphere
 * Americas
 * North America
 * Anglo America
 * Northern America
 * United States of America
 * Contiguous United States
 * Central United States
 * East South Central States
 * Southern United States
 * Southeastern United States
 * Population of Tennessee: 6,910,840 (2020 United States census )
 * Area of Tennessee:
 * Atlas of Tennessee

Places in Tennessee

 * Historic places in Tennessee
 * National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee
 * Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
 * National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee
 * National parks in Tennessee
 * State parks in Tennessee

Environment of Tennessee
Environment of Tennessee
 * Climate of Tennessee
 * Geology of Tennessee
 * Protected areas in Tennessee
 * State forests of Tennessee
 * Superfund sites in Tennessee

Natural geographic features of Tennessee

 * Rivers of Tennessee

Regions of Tennessee
Grand Divisions of Tennessee
 * Western Tennessee
 * Middle Tennessee
 * Eastern Tennessee

Administrative divisions of Tennessee

 * The 95 counties of the state of Tennessee
 * Municipalities in Tennessee
 * Cities and towns in Tennessee
 * State capital of Tennessee: Nashville
 * City nicknames in Tennessee

Demography of Tennessee
Demographics of Tennessee

Government and politics of Tennessee
Politics of Tennessee
 * Form of government: U.S. state government
 * United States congressional delegations from Tennessee
 * Tennessee State Capitol
 * Political party strength in Tennessee

Branches of the government of Tennessee
Government of Tennessee

Executive branch of the government of Tennessee

 * Governor of Tennessee
 * Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
 * Secretary of State of Tennessee
 * State departments
 * Tennessee Department of Agriculture
 * Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
 * Tennessee Department of Correction
 * Tennessee Department of Education
 * Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
 * Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
 * Tennessee Department of Health
 * Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 * Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
 * Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
 * Tennessee Department of Personnel
 * Tennessee Department of Revenue
 * Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
 * Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
 * Tennessee Department of Transportation
 * Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs
 * Tennessee Military Department

Legislative branch of the government of Tennessee

 * Tennessee General Assembly (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Tennessee Senate
 * Lower house: Tennessee House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Tennessee
Courts of Tennessee
 * Supreme Court of Tennessee

Law and order in Tennessee
Law of Tennessee


 * Cannabis in Tennessee
 * Capital punishment in Tennessee
 * Individuals executed in Tennessee
 * Constitution of Tennessee
 * Crime in Tennessee
 * Gun laws in Tennessee
 * Law enforcement in Tennessee
 * Law enforcement agencies in Tennessee
 * Tennessee State Police

Military in Tennessee

 * Tennessee Air National Guard
 * Tennessee Army National Guard

History of Tennessee
History of Tennessee

History of Tennessee, by period

 * Prehistory of Tennessee
 * English Province of Carolina, 1663–1707
 * French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
 * British Province of Carolina, 1707–1712
 * British Province of North Carolina, 1712–1776
 * French and Indian War, 1754–1763
 * Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
 * Treaty of Paris of 1763
 * British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
 * Royal Proclamation of 1763
 * American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
 * United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
 * Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
 * State of North Carolina since 1776
 * Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
 * Territory South of the River Ohio, 1790–1796
 * Nickajack Expedition, 1794
 * State of Tennessee becomes 16th State admitted to the United States of America on June 1, 1796
 * Creek War, 1813–1814
 * Andrew Jackson becomes 7th President of the United States on March 4, 1829
 * James K. Polk becomes 11th President of the United States on March 4, 1845
 * Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
 * Tennessee volunteers
 * American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
 * Tennessee in the American Civil War, 1861–1865
 * Eleventh state to declare secession from the United States on June 8, 1861
 * Eleventh state admitted to the Confederate States of America on July 2, 1861
 * Battle of Fort Donelson, February 11–16, 1862
 * Battle of Shiloh, April 6–7, 1862
 * Stones River Campaign, November 20, 1862 – January 2, 1863
 * Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863
 * Tullahoma Campaign, June 24 – July 3, 1863
 * Knoxville Campaign, September 22 – December 14, 1863
 * Chattanooga Campaign, October 1 – November 27, 1863
 * Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863
 * Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863
 * Franklin-Nashville Campaign, October 5 – December 25, 1864
 * Second Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864
 * Battle of Nashville, December 15–16, 1864
 * Andrew Johnson becomes 17th President of the United States on April 15, 1865
 * Tennessee in Reconstruction, 1865–1866
 * First former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on July 24, 1866
 * Great Smoky Mountains National Park established on June 15, 1934
 * Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
 * Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis on April 4, 1968

History of Tennessee, by region

 * History of Nashville
 * History of Memphis
 * History of Knoxville
 * History of Chattanooga
 * History of Clarksville
 * History of Murfreesboro
 * History of Franklin
 * History of Jackson
 * History of Johnson City
 * History of Kingsport

History of Tennessee, by subject

 * History of sports in Tennessee
 * History of the Tennessee Titans

History publications on Tennessee

 * Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture

Historical museums and societies in Tennessee

 * East Tennessee Historical Society

Culture of Tennessee
Culture of Tennessee
 * Museums in Tennessee
 * Religion in Tennessee
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tennessee
 * Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
 * Scouting in Tennessee
 * State symbols of Tennessee
 * Flag of the State of Tennessee
 * Great Seal of the State of Tennessee

The arts in Tennessee

 * Music of Tennessee

Sports in Tennessee
Sports in Tennessee

Economy and infrastructure of Tennessee
Economy of Tennessee
 * Communications in Tennessee
 * Newspapers in Tennessee
 * Radio stations in Tennessee
 * Television stations in Tennessee
 * Health care in Tennessee
 * Hospitals in Tennessee
 * Transportation in Tennessee
 * Airports in Tennessee
 * State routes in Tennessee
 * US and Interstate routes in Tennessee

Education in Tennessee
Education in Tennessee
 * Schools in Tennessee
 * School districts in Tennessee
 * High schools in Tennessee
 * Colleges and universities in Tennessee
 * University of Tennessee system
 * University of Tennessee
 * University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound
 * University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility
 * University of Tennessee Arboretum
 * University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens
 * University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
 * University of Tennessee College of Law
 * University of Tennessee College of Medicine
 * University of Tennessee Fencing Club
 * University of Tennessee Health Science Center
 * University of Tennessee Medical Center
 * University of Tennessee Police
 * University of Tennessee Press
 * University of Tennessee Space Institute
 * University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
 * University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs
 * University of Tennessee at Martin
 * University of Tennessee at Nashville
 * Tennessee Board of Regents
 * State Universities
 * Austin Peay State University
 * East Tennessee State University
 * Middle Tennessee State University
 * Tennessee State University
 * Tennessee Technological University
 * University of Memphis
 * Community Colleges
 * Chattanooga State Community College
 * Cleveland State Community College
 * Columbia State Community College
 * Dyersburg State Community College
 * Jackson State Community College
 * Motlow State Community College
 * Nashville State Community College
 * Northeast State Community College
 * Pellissippi State Community College
 * Roane State Community College
 * Southwest Tennessee Community College
 * Volunteer State Community College
 * Walters State Community College
 * Tennessee Technology Centers