Pickett County, Tennessee
Byrdstown Real Estate and Local Guide
The small county seat of Pickett County in the Upper Cumberland, known as the birthplace of statesman Cordell Hull and as a gateway to Dale Hollow Lake.
Living in Byrdstown
Birthplace of Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State and 1945 Nobel Peace Prize laureate often called the Father of the United Nations. Source: tnhistoryforkids.org
Homes in Byrdstown
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Byrdstown home
Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park and Museum
State park preserving the birthplace of Cordell Hull, with a museum, a reconstructed log cabin, and a replica of his Nobel Peace Prize
Pickett County Courthouse
1935 courthouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Bunkum Cave
Cave reached by a loop trail in Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park where Hull's father once operated a still
Dale Hollow Lake
Clear-water reservoir east of town on the Obey River known for record-class smallmouth bass, boating, and marinas
Obey River Recreation Area
Waterfront area on Dale Hollow Lake with beach access and boating near Sunset Marina