Lewis County, Tennessee
Hohenwald Real Estate and Local Guide
The forested county seat of Lewis County, shaped by German and Swiss immigrant heritage and known regionally as home of The Elephant Sanctuary.
Living in Hohenwald
The name Hohenwald is German for 'High Forest'. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $38,791 median household
EducationAbout 12.3% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyLewis County
Homes in Hohenwald
Single-family detached homesRoughly 77% of housing units
Median home valueAbout $93,800
- About 77% of Hohenwald's occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Hohenwald home
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Largest natural-habitat sanctuary for elephants in the United States, with a downtown Elephant Discovery Center
Lewis County Museum of Local and Natural History
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Holds the third-largest animal trophy mount collection in North America
Meriwether Lewis Monument and Gravesite
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Explorer Meriwether Lewis is buried here on the Natchez Trace about seven miles east of town
Buffalo River access (Metal Ford and Grinders Creek)
Source: hohenwaldlewischamber.com
Public canoe and kayak access to the scenic Buffalo River near town
Hohenwald areas to know
New Switzerland
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Community founded by Swiss immigrants in 1894 that later merged into Hohenwald