Limestone is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 on the western border of Washington County and the eastern border of Greene County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Tennessee

Tennessee

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. Its zip code is 37681. The Washington County portion of Limestone is part of the Johnson City

Johnson City, Tennessee

Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area

Johnson City metropolitan area

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, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport

Kingsport, Tennessee

Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...

–Bristol

Bristol, Tennessee

Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 26,702 at the 2010 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundaries of both cities run parallel to each other along State...

, TN-VA

Virginia

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 Combined Statistical Area

Combined Statistical Area

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 – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities

Tri-Cities, Tennessee

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" region. The Greene County portion of the community is part of the Greeneville

Greeneville, Tennessee

Greeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Washington College Academy was founded in Limestone in 1780 by Rev. Samuel Doak

Samuel Doak

Samuel Doak was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator, a pioneer in the movement for the abolition of slavery.He was born in Augusta County, Virginia, graduated from Princeton in 1775, studied theology, and was licensed to preach in 1777. He then migrated to the Holston valley, where he...

, and was the first institution to bear the name of the first American president. Limestone was the birthplace of David Crockett

Davy Crockett

David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...

 (1786) and is the location of the Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park

Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park

Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park is a state park in Greene County, Tennessee. Situated along the Nolichucky River, the park consists of centered around the traditional birthplace of legendary Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, and politician Davy Crockett...

. The Gillespie House, built in 1792 by pioneer settler George Gillespie, still stands in Limestone. One of the locations used in the TV movie Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988) was the Old Stone House in Limestone.