Parrottsville, TN

Parrottsville is a town in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The 2020 census counted 217 residents. Parrottsville is located in northeastern Cocke County. U.S. Route 321, a four-lane highway, passes south of the town, leading southwest 7 miles to Newport, the county seat, and northeast 19 miles to Greeneville. Parrottsville Elementary School is the only school in Parrottsville and it serves grades Kindergarten to Eighth grades. High School students attend Cocke County High School in Newport. That mix gives Parrottsville a clear local shape within Tennessee, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.