Northeast Tennessee

Lab members will live and work within the TFA Appalachia geographic region, spanning designated counties in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky.

Keep scrolling for an overview of the Northeast Tennessee sub-region.

  • Angel Falls Overlook, Scott County (Photo by Jonathan Stephens)

  • Whistle Stop Antiques, Cumberland Gap (Photo by Jonathan Stephens)

  • Gap Creek Coffee House, Cumberland Gap (Photo by Jonathan Stephens)

  • The Atlantic Ale House, Johnson City

  • Bristol VA-TN State Line (Photo by Justin Campbell)

  • Cade's Cove, Blount County (Photo by Stephen Ellis)

  • Gatlinburg (Photo by Amuary Concepcion)

  • Smoky Mountains (Photo by Justin Campbell)

  • Johnson City Farmer's Market (Photo by James Trenda)

  • Pal's, Kingsport (Photo by Justin Campbell)

  • Knoxville (Photo by Stephen Ellis)

  • Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville (Photo by Drew Beamer)

  • Knoxville (Photo by Stephen Ellis)

  • Paramount Bristol (Photo by Justin Campbell)

  • Sam's Gap, Sevier County (Photo by Nathan Kosmak)

  • Smoky Mountains (Photo by Loren Isaac)

  • Yee-Haw Brewing Company, Johnson City

  • Laurel Bloomery, Johnson County (Photo by Jonathan Stephens)

Counties within the TFA Appalachia Northeast Tennessee sub-region are highlighted in yellow.

The following counties in Tennessee are designated as within the TFA Appalachia region.

  • Anderson

  • Blount

  • Campbell

  • Carter

  • Claiborne

  • Cocke

  • Grainger

  • Greene

  • Hamblen

  • Hancock

  • Hawkins

  • Jefferson

  • Johnson

  • Knox

  • Loudon

  • Monroe

  • Sevier

  • Scott

  • Sullivan

  • Unicoi

  • Union

  • Washington

 Check out what communities in Northeast Tennessee are up to.