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Tennessee Charters by City
A "charter" is a grant from the state that brings a municipality into existence and defines its governmental structure and powers. Tennessee municipal charters are linked below.
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Adams
Adamsville
Alamo
Alcoa
Alexandria
Algood
Allardt
Altamont
Ardmore
Arlington
Ashland City
Athens
Atoka
Atwood
Auburntown
Baileyton
Baneberry
Bartlett
Baxter
Bean Station
Beersheba Springs
Bell Buckle
Belle Meade
Bells
Benton
Berry Hill
Bethel Springs
Big Sandy
Blaine
Bluff City
Bolivar
Braden
Bradford
Brentwood
Brighton
Bristol
Brownsville
Bruceton
Bulls Gap
Burlison
Burns
Byrdstown
Calhoun
Camden
Carthage
Caryville
Cedar Hill
Celina
Centertown
Centerville
Chapel Hill
Charleston
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Church Hill
Clarksburg
Clarksville
Cleveland
Clifton
Clinton
Coalmont
Collegedale
Collierville
Collinwood
Columbia
Cookeville
Coopertown
Copperhill
Cornersville
Cottage Grove
Covington
Cowan
Crab Orchard
Cross Plains
Crossville
Crump
Cumberland City
Cumberland Gap
Dandridge
Dayton
Decatur
Decaturville
Decherd
Dickson
Dover
Dowelltown
Doyle
Dresden
Ducktown
Dunlap
Dyer
Dyersburg
Eagleville
East Ridge
Eastview
Elizabethton
Elkton
Englewood
Enville
Erin
Erwin
Estill Springs
Ethridge
Etowah
Fairview
Farragut
Fayetteville
Finger
Forest Hills
Franklin
Friendship
Friendsville
Gadsden
Gainesboro
Gallatin
Gallaway
Garland
Gates
Gatlinburg
Germantown
Gibson
Gilt Edge
Gleason
Goodlettsville
Gordonsville
Grand Junction
Graysville
Greenback
Greenbrier
Greeneville
Greenfield
Gruetli-Laager
Guys
Halls
Harriman
Harrogate
Hartsville
Henderson
Hendersonville
Henning
Henry
Hickory Valley
Hohenwald
Hollow Rock
Hornbeak
Hornsby
Humboldt
Huntingdon
Huntland
Huntsville
Iron City
Jacksboro
Jackson
Jamestown
Jasper
Jefferson City
Jellico
Johnson City
Jonesborough
Kenton
Kimball
Kingsport
Kingston
Kingston Springs
Knoxville
La Grange
La Vergne
Lafayette
LaFollette
Lake City
Lakeland
Lakesite
Lawrenceburg
Lebanon
Lenoir City
Lewisburg
Lexington
Liberty
Linden
Livingston
Lobelville
Lookout Mountain
Loretto
Loudon
Louisville
Luttrell
Lynchburg
Lynnville
Madisonville
Manchester
Martin
Maryville
Mason
Maury
Maury City
Maynardville
McEwen
McKenzie
McLemoresville
McMinnville
Medina
Medon
Memphis
Michie
Middleton
Milan
Milledgeville
Millersville
Millington
Minor Hill
Mitchellville
Monteagle
Monterey
Morrison
Morristown
Moscow
Mosheim
Mount Carmel
Mount Pleasant
Mountain City
Mt. Juliet
Munford
Murfreesboro
Nashville
New Hope
New Johnsonville
New Market
New Tazewell
Newbern
Newport
News
Niota
Nolensville
Normandy
Norris
Oak Hill
Oak Ridge
Oakdale
Oakland
Obion
Oliver Springs
Oneida
Orlinda
Orme
Palmer
Paris
Parker's Crossroads
Parrottsville
Parsons
Pegram
Petersburg
Philadelphia
Pigeon Forge
Pikeville
Piperton
Pittman Center
Plainview
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant View
Portland
Powells Crossroads
Pulaski
Puryear
Ramer
Red Bank
Red Boiling Springs
Ridgely
Ridgeside
Ridgetop
Ripley
Rives
Rockford
Rockwood
Rocky Top
Rogersville
Rossville
Rutherford
Rutledge
Saltillo
Samburg
Sardis
Saulsbury
Savannah
Scotts Hill
Selmer
Sevierville
Sharon
Shelbyville
Signal Mountain
Silerton
Slayden
Smithville
Smyrna
Sneedville
Soddy-Daisy
Somerville
South Carthage
South Fulton
South Pittsburg
Sparta
Spencer
Spring City
Spring Hill
Springfield
St. Joseph
Stanton
Stantonville
Sunbright
Surgoinsville
Sweetwater
Tazewell
Tellico Plains
Tennessee Ridge
Thompson's Station
Three Way
Tiptonville
Toone
Townsend
Tracy City
Trenton
Trezevant
Trimble
Troy
Tullahoma
Tusculum
Unicoi
Union City
Vanleer
Viola
Vonore
Walden
Wartburg
Wartrace
Watauga
Watertown
Waverly
Waynesboro
Westmoreland
White Bluff
White House
White Pine
Whiteville
Whitwell
Williston
Winchester
Winfield
Woodbury
Woodland Mills
Yorkville
McMinnville
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(Updated through 12/31/2023)