âItâs as if weâre programmed, in a way, to have this number of fat cells,â she said. Scientists still arenât sure why some people have more fat cells than others. These fat cells alone arenât a bad thing. When fat becomes a part of our bodies, itâs called adipose tissue.
Bordering counties are Lewis County (north), Maury County (northeast), Giles County (east), Lauderdale County, AL (south) and Wayne County (west) . Cities and towns located in the county include Ethridge, Iron City, Lawrenceburg (county seat), Loretto, St. Joseph, Summertown.
Cities with populations over 10,000 include: Athens, Bartlett, Brentwood, Bristol, Brownsville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Collierville, Columbia, Cookeville, Dickson, Dyersburg, East Ridge, Elizabethton, Farragut, Franklin, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Greeneville, Hendersonville, Jackson, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, La Vergne, ...