Welcome to
Metropolitan Lynchburg-Moore County · on East Fork Mulberry Creek · southern Middle Tennessee
Whether you’ve just unpacked the moving truck or you’ve lived here all your life, The Lynchburg Almanac is a plain, old-fashioned almanac of the town: a directory to help you find your way around Lynchburg and Moore County, the town calendar, local history, and its people. Listings are free, and every one names the public source it came from.
Lynchburg is the county seat of Moore County, the state's second-smallest county at about 129 square miles. Since 1988 the city and county have shared one consolidated government, the Metropolitan Government of Lynchburg, Moore County, whose boundaries match the county's. The town lies in the valley of East Fork Mulberry Creek, in the Elk River watershed.
Around town: The historic courthouse square (the Lynchburg Historic District, on the National Register) and the 1885 Moore County Courthouse; the 1893 Moore County Old Jail, now a museum; shops and restaurants around the square; the distillery tours that draw visitors from around the world; and the Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead & Welcome Center on Lynchburg Highway.
Town offices: Metropolitan Government of Lynchburg, Moore County, Moore County Courthouse, 196 Main Street, (931) 759-7076. Lynchburg/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and welcome center, 133 Lynchburg Highway (in the Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead), (931) 759-4111.
New in town? Pick a group below. Each one gathers the directory categories you’re most likely to need, and each category has its own page.
The essentials: city & county offices, utilities, banks, groceries, schools, movers and apartments.
Plumbers, electricians, heating & air, roofers, builders, lawn care, pest control and farm supply.
See all 4 listings →Restaurants, catering, bakeries and sweets, plus where to pick up groceries.
See all 18 listings →Hospitals, doctors, dentists, eye care, pharmacies, therapy, senior living and personal care.
Dealers, rentals, trailers, repair shops, tires, towing and transportation.
See all 3 listings →Banks, insurance, mortgages, real estate, attorneys, accountants and business services.
Churches, schools, funeral homes, senior services, vets and pet care.
Museums, attractions, recreation, places to stay, antiques, gifts and florists.
Lynchburg-Moore County Schools has 2 schools and 843 students: Lynchburg Elementary (Pre-K–6) and Moore County High School (7–12). Motlow State Community College opened its campus in 1969 on land donated by the Motlow family in the northern part of the county. The MTIDA profile also lists TCAT Shelbyville for technical training.
Schools & education listings →
The county's one listed major industrial employer is its whiskey distillery (630 employees). Agriculture, especially dairy and cattle, remains a mainstay, and tourism is the county's other big business.