Greeneville, town, seat of Greene County, northeastern Tennessee, in the Tennessee Valley. The town is a major burley tobacco market and a manufacturing center situated in an agricultural region. Its principal products include electronic equipment, textiles, pumps, furniture, and processed food. Greeneville is the site of Tusculum College (1794) and Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, containing two homes of President Johnson and his grave. Davy Crockett's birthplace is nearby. The community, settled in the 1780s, is named for the American Revolution general Nathanael Greene. Originally part of North Carolina, it served (1785-87) as the capital of the short-lived state of Franklin, which failed to receive U.S. recognition as a separate state. Population 14,097 (1980); 13,532 (1990); 15,198 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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