About Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel is located in eastern Hawkins County and is bordered to the east by the city of Kingsport and to the west by the city of Church Hill. The main highway through the town is Highway 11W, leading east into Kingsport and southwest 22 miles to Rogersville, the Hawkins County seat. Mount Carmel has one school, Mount Carmel Elementary School, which provides teaching for pre-kindergarten through 4th grade children. The school is part of the Hawkins County School District. Mount Carmel once received national attention because it was totally on one side of the main road through the area. Since then, the city has secured property on the other side of the road and has built a cemetery. The population of Mount Carmel as of 2017 was 5355.