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County Abbreviations for Archaeological Site Numbers

Official Archaeological Site Survey Numbers for sites in Tennessee are assigned by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology. Archaeological sites are recorded using a "trinomial system" established by the Smithsonian Institution -- (1) state code; (2) county code; and (3) site number. The state code for Tennessee is "40". Two-letter county abbreviations are given in the table below. The site number is a sequential number assigned as sites are recorded. For example, site 40KN1 is: 40=Tennessee; KN=Knox; 1=first site recorded in Knox County, Tennessee.

Code	Name	Code	Name	Code	Name	Code	Name
AN	Anderson	FR	Franklin	LD	Loudon	RD	Rutherford
BD	Bedford	FY	Fayette	LK	Lake	RE	Roane
BN	Benton	GB	Gibson	LN	Lincoln	RH	Rhea
BS	Bledsoe	GL	Giles	LR	Lawrence	SL	Sullivan
BT	Blount	GN	Greene	LS	Lewis	SM	Smith
BY	Bradley	GR	Grainger	MC	Macon	SQ	Sequatchie
CE	Claiborne	GY	Grundy	MD	Madison	ST	Scott
CF	Coffee	HA	Hamilton	ME	Moore	SU	Sumner
CH	Cheatham	HB	Hamblen	MG	Meigs	SV	Sevier
CK	Cocke	HD	Haywood	MI	Marion	SW	Stewart
CL	Carroll	HE	Henderson	ML	Marshall	SY	Shelby
CN	Cannon	HI	Hickman	MN	McMinn	TP	Tipton
CP	Campbell	HK	Hancock	MO	Morgan	TR	Trousdale
CR	Carter	HM	Hardeman	MR	Monroe	UC	Unicoi
CS	Chester	HO	Houston	MT	Montgomery	UN	Union
CT	Crockett	HR	Hardin	MU	Maury	VB	Van Buren
CU	Cumberland	HS	Humphreys	MY	McNairy	WG	Washington
CY	Clay	HW	Hawkins	OB	Obion	WH	White
DK	Dekalb	HY	Henry	OV	Overton	WI	Wilson
DR	Decatur	JE	Jefferson	PK	Polk	WK	Weakley
DS	Dickson	JK	Jackson	PM	Putnam	WM	Williamson
DV	Davidson	JN	Johnson	PT	Pickett	WR	Warren
DY	Dyer	KN	Knox	PY	Perry	WY	Wayne
FN	Fentress	LA	Lauderdale	RB	Robertson

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County Abbreviations for Archaeological Site Numbers

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