Mount Carmel is a town located in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Edward Cross was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and he attended public schools during his youth.

He moved with his parents in 1790 into what would become Hawkins County, Tennessee.

The highway heads north into rural Hawkins County, passing through the community of Spruce Pine.

Blackwater was one of the early names for the area then in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Hawkins County in Tennessee is named in his honor.

Many names recorded on early books at New Providence are representative of families still residing in Hawkins County today.

Byrd was born in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Hawkins County is governed by a twenty-one member County Commission.

It consists of 21 elected members, three from each of the 7 civil districts of Hawkins County.