Sullivan
County is Tennesee's sixth largest county
in population
and was created in 1779 from Washington County. The county
is named in honor
of John Sullivan (1740 - 1795). John Sullivan was a Revolutionary
War Officer,
member of the Continental Congress, attorney general, legislator,
U.S. district
judge and governor of New Hampshire.
The
following links will give you an abundant amount of
information on Sullivan County: