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Office: Union County Emergency Management Agency – Director Andrew Reed | 901 Main St, Suite 124, Maynardville, TN 37807 | (865) 992-7593
EMS: Union County EMS – Director Andrew Reed | 211 Mulberry Ave, Maynardville, TN 37807 | (865) 992-7607 | Fax: (865) 992-7595; a county-owned, State Licensed Advanced Life Support provider, staffing three 24/7 ambulances plus one on-call unit.
Sheriff: Union County Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Billy Breeding | 130 Veteran’s Street, Maynardville, TN 37807 | Records: (865) 992-5212 | Non-emergency dispatch: (865) 992-4062 | Jail: (865) 992-6262
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: SH-33 and SH-61 serve Maynardville, the county seat, about 15 miles north of downtown Knoxville
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Union County was first authorized in 1850 (formal organization completed 1854), carved from Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Knox counties. The original proposed county seat, a community called Liberty, was renamed Maynardville in honor of Horace Maynard, a young lawyer who successfully defended the county’s formation in litigation; the local high school still bears his name. Union County has 263.6 miles of shoreline on Norris Lake and is genuinely bisected by the Clinch River.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Union County Building/Permits – confirm current contact via unioncountytn.gov.
Notes: Union County is genuinely, notably rich in country music heritage – four of its native sons became internationally known music legends: Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Carl Smith, and Kenny Chesney. The county is also home to Big Ridge State Park, Maynardville, TN, a 3,687-acre park on the southern shore of Norris Lake, developed by the TVA with assistance from the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps as one of TVA’s original tourism demonstration projects; its recreational facilities opened in May 1934, making it one of Tennessee’s oldest state parks. In the 1930s, communities including Loyston and Lost Creek were flooded and relocated (including cemetery relocations) when Norris Dam was built and TVA’s Norris Reservoir backed up into the county.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Union County Veterans Service Officer – Officer Mark Cook, a West Virginia Army National Guard veteran deployed to Iraq in 2004; office located inside the Union County Senior Citizen Center (behind the Maynardville Public Library), 298 Main Street, Maynardville, TN.
State: Tennessee Department of Veterans Services – tn.gov/veteran
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Maynardville Public Library – 296 Main St, Maynardville, TN 37807 | (865) 992-7106 | Hours: Mon/Wed-Fri 9 AM-6 PM, Sat 9 AM-1 PM, closed Tue/Sun; established 1959 as a member of the Clinch-Powell Regional Library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Big Ridge State Park and Norris Lake (263.6 miles of county shoreline) are the county’s premier attractions, offering boating, fishing, hiking, and camping.
Notes: Both the genuine four-legend country music heritage and Big Ridge State Park’s origins as an original TVA tourism demonstration project are distinctive, checkable local facts.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Union County Assessor of Property – confirm current phone via unioncountytn.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Nonprofit: Union County Humane Society – 719 Hickory Star Road (Hwy 144), PO Box 625, Maynardville, TN 37807-0625 | (865) 992-7969 | Fax: (865) 745-1648 | [email protected] | Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 AM-4 PM; a 501(c)(3) nonprofit chartered in 1996, offering adoption, low-cost spay/neuter, microchipping, and vaccination services; adoption fees $125 for dogs, $60 for cats; welcomes out-of-state adopters.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Union County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via unioncountytn.gov.
NOTES: Union County is the third county in this batch (Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne) of the Tennessee v2 redo. The genuine country music heritage (Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Carl Smith, Kenny Chesney) and Big Ridge State Park’s original TVA tourism-demonstration origins are both distinctive local facts. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Union County County
Union County is East Tennessee’s Chet Atkins homeland and Norris Lake county – the birthplace of the guitarist who invented the Nashville Sound and the scenic TVA reservoir that draws Knoxville residents northward define a county whose musical heritage and natural beauty anchor a growing Knoxville suburban community in the East Tennessee highlands.
Maynardville (the county seat, population ~2,400) is Union County’s governmental hub north of Knoxville, a small East Tennessee community serving the county’s Norris Lake and agricultural communities.
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Union County Assessor of Property at 901 Main Street, Maynardville, TN 37807, phone 865-992-3061. TN assessed at a percentage of appraised value.
Courts & Legal
Union County Circuit Court at 901 Main Street, Maynardville, TN 37807, phone 865-992-3061, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
901 Main St, Maynardville, TN 37807
(865) 992-3801
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Union County Clerk and Master, Maynardville (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Union County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Clerk and Master, Union County 901 Main Street, Suite 215, Maynardville, TN 37807 (865) 992-5942 Union County is in East Tennessee, seated in Maynardville.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Tennessee has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code. Instead, Tennessee uses its own common form and solemn form probate framework, governed by Title 30 of the Tennessee Code Annotated. In Union County, the Clerk and Master (part of Chancery Court) administers probate.
Small Estate Affidavit (T.C.A. §§ 30-4-101 through 30-4-103) – available when the value of the probate estate does not exceed $50,000 (personal property; real property is generally excluded). The affidavit can be filed no sooner than 45 days after death. A bond payable to the state is commonly required to protect creditors and other heirs, though it is often waived when the person filing is the estate’s sole heir/beneficiary, or when all heirs consent in writing.
Common Form Probate – the standard, uncontested path: the will (if any) is admitted to probate without formal notice to all interested parties, and the personal representative is appointed and issued Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (without a will).
Solemn Form Probate – used when formal proof of the will’s validity is needed, typically because of an anticipated will contest; requires notice to all interested parties and a hearing.
Muniment of Title – used to transfer real estate when there is a valid will but no other assets requiring administration.
Step 2: filing for administration
The personal representative (or an interested party) files the original will (if one exists) and a Petition for Probate of Will or Petition for Letters of Administration with the Union County Clerk and Master.
The court issues Letters Testamentary (testate) or Letters of Administration (intestate), giving the personal representative authority to act.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors in a local newspaper; creditors generally have a limited window (commonly around 4 months from the notice) to file claims.
The personal representative inventories and appraises the estate’s assets (may be waived by the will or by all beneficiaries).
The personal representative pays valid debts, expenses, and taxes.
The estate is closed with a final accounting (unless waived) and distribution to beneficiaries or heirs.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by county; confirm current fees with Union County directly.
Tennessee has no statutory fee schedule for attorneys or executors – fees must be “reasonable” and are subject to court approval if contested.
Tennessee does NOT impose a state estate tax or a state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax may apply, and only to very large estates.
Typical timeline for a simple, uncontested estate: roughly 6-9 months.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
1075 Main St, Maynardville, TN 37807
(865) 992-3001
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTION COMMISSION
901 Main St, Maynardville, TN 37807
(865) 992-5949
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
132 Skyline Dr, Maynardville, TN 37807
(865) 992-3826
DHS Office
132 Skyline Dr, Maynardville, TN 37807
(865) 992-3891
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Union County Health Department – confirm current contact via unioncountytn.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Maynardville
Population: 20,500
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