Mosheim (pronounced Moss-hime) is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2020 census.

History

Mosheim (also pronounced "MOSS-eyem" without the "h" sound) originally called "Blue Springs" after a spring that flows through the town, was settled circa 1800. Many of its initial settlers were German Lutherans.

The Civil War Battle of Blue Springs was fought near Mosheim on October 10, 1863. The town of Mosheim held reenactments of this battle every year from 1991 until 2008, but ceased performing the reenactment due to financial obligations. Several participants of the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy, including noted potter Alex Haun, hailed from a community known as "Pottertown," which was located just outside Mosheim.

The original Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department station 2700 is the oldest fire department in Greene County being chartered in 1961. In 1998, the Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department station 2700 split into two separate departments. With this major split happening the birth of the Town of Mosheim Fire Department station 1100 was on the rise. The new department has a total of five fire apparatuses which are used to serve and protect inside the city limits of the Town Of Mosheim.

Geography

Mosheim is situated along the base and southern slopes of Big Ridge, an elongate ridge that runs roughly parallel to U.S. Route 11E. This area lies within the headwaters of Mosheim Branch, a tributary of Little Chucky Creek. U.S. Route 11E, known locally as Andrew Johnson Highway, connects Mosheim with Interstate 81 and Bulls Gap to the northwest, and Greeneville to the southeast. Tennessee State Route 348 connects Mosheim with Midway and the rural parts of western Greene County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+Mosheim racial composition

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 2,252

| 90.84%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 28

| 1.13%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 7

| 0.28%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 7

| 0.28%

|-

!scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 1

| 0.04%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 108

| 4.36%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 76

| 3.07%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,479 people, 949 households, and 607 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

Volunteer Speedway is located in the western portion of the town at Interstate 81, exit 23.

Education

There are three public schools in Mosheim, operated by Greene County Schools, which covers Mosheim:

  • Mosheim Elementary - (grades PreK–5)
  • Mosheim Middle - (formerly)
  • West Greene Middle - (grades 6–8)
  • West Greene High - (grades 9–12)

Western portions of Mosheim city limits are zoned to McDonald Elementary School in nearby Mohawk.

Recreation

Public Parks in Mosheim:

  • Mosheim Town Park
  • Anna Sue Ward Park

References

  • Official Town of Mosheim Website
  • Mosheim Elementary School
  • Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Mosheim — information on local government, elections, and link to charter