Cocke County, TN Center

Address: 212 Washington Avenue, Newport TN, 37821 (Google Map Link)

Sleeping Quarters: Air conditioned classrooms. You will need to bring your own air mattress/cot and sleeping bag.

Cafeteria/Kitchens: Church Fellowship Hall

Showers: Bathrooms are located on each floor of the church. There will be an ASP shower trailer in the parking lot.

Recreation Space: The Fellowship Hall will serve as indoor gathering space, and there is plenty of outdoor blacktop and greenspace as well.

Address: 1300 Sunset Gap Road, Cosby TN 37722 (Google Map Link)

Sleeping Quarters: Air conditioned bunk houses. Sleeping quarters have bunk beds, so you will need to bring bedding/ sleeping bag. Depending on center capacity breakdown, some members of group may be asked to bring an air mattress/cot.

Cafeteria/Kitchens: Dining Hall

Showers: There are bathrooms and showers located in each bunk house. There is also a Bath House with additional showers.

Recreation Space: The dining hall will serve as indoor gathering space, and there is a field and pavilion outdoors.

Closest Medical Facility: Newport Medical Center (about 20 minutes away)

One-page fact sheet on the county

Population: 37,404

Terrain: Mountainous.

County Seat: Newport, TN

Major Employers: Education, Healthcare

Per Capita Income: $27,442

Percent Living Below Poverty Line: 20.3%

Interesting Facts: Rocky Top, a summit found in Cocke County, became famous in the Osborne Brother’s anthem “Rocky Top” that also became University of Tennessee’s unofficial fight song.