McMinnville

Population: 13,000
Location: 35 mi. south of Cookeville

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McMinnville is the county seat of Warren County and was named after Joseph McMinn, a governor of Tennessee. The original town village was located in Tanyard Springs but moved to its current location when founding fathers decided that the area was not suitable as a county seat. Noted McMinnville natives include composer and musicologist Charles Faulkner Bryan, country music singer Dottie West, and US ambassador and political journalist Carl Rowan.