Sevier County, Tennessee, Genealogy and History Web Site



Sevier County, Tennessee Genealogy & History

Sevier County, formed in 1794 from Jefferson County, is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand divisions." It is bordered to the west by Blount, to the northwest by Knox, to the north by Jefferson, and to the east by Cocke Counties. The southeast and south are bordered by Swain County, NC.

History of Sevier County

Topography and Migration Patterns of Sevier County

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Sevier County Research

Sevier County Research Helps

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Post and View Sevier County TNGenWeb Queries (posted 1996 to present)

Sevier County Historic Sites of Interest

Search the Sevier County TNGenWeb Site

Sevier County History

Sevier County History, prepared by Patsy Bradford from Goodspeed's
History of the Courthouse, prepared by Patsy Bradford
Early History of Sevier County, by Cliff Manis
Goodspeed's County Histories, a TNGenWeb Special Project

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Sevier County Topography and Migration

Sevier County is located in the Tennessee Valley. It is bounded by mountains and waterways. The French Broad River, which bisects the county east to west, has historically been a political dividing point for Sevier Countians. Sevierville, Kodak, Seymour, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Pittman Center, Jones Cove, Cades Cove, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the primary local communities.

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Sevier County Historic Sites of Interest
Sevier County is the subject of at least two volumes of published architectural information. For details on those volumes, visit the Research Helps page.
One of the unique features of Sevier County's architecture is cantilever barns. One architectural historian wrote that Sevier County has more cantilever barns than any other location in the United States. This page has an excellent photograph of a cantilever barn (no return link -- use your browser's back feature to return here).

More Historic Sites' Info Coming Soon!

In 1998, I won a first place award from the Association for Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities for a site I created for Glenmore Mansion, a museum-house property in neighboring Jefferson County.

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