THE CAMPBELL COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cumberland Mountain Thrust Block setting.
Campbell County has 480.2 square miles of land in Tennessee. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Campbell County: Cumberland Mountain Thrust Block, Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills, Dissected Appalachian Plateau.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Campbell County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Cumberland Mountain Thrust Block41.6%
- Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills30.6%
- Dissected Appalachian Plateau27.8%
Ridge and Valley in Campbell County
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Campbell County
The atlas lists 6 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Campbell County, including Jellico, Caryville, La Follette. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Campbell County by land and water
The Census records 17.9 square miles of water within Campbell County, or 3.6% of its total area. That share is close to Campbell County’s 3.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Campbell County has 97.7 times the land area of nearby La Follette city (4.91 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Anderson County, Claiborne County, Scott County, Union County within Tennessee. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

