Blount County lies between the Tennessee River and the great Smoky Mountain, and south of Knox County. It has an area of about 470 square miles, one-sixth of which is mountain land. It is abundantly supplied with water and water power. The principal stream is Little River, which receives the waters of Crooked Creek, Pistol Creek, Nails Creek and Ellejoy. In the southern and western portions of the county are Abram, Nine Mile, Six Mile, Four Mile, Baker and Boyd Creeks. The mineral resources are abundant. In addition to iron and marble. silver and gold are found in paying quantities. The settlement of Blount county was begun in 1785. The county was established by an act of the Territorial Assembly, passed July 11, 1795.
Blount County Tennessee Genealogy Resources
- Blount County TN Cemeteries
- Blount County TN Census Records
- Blount County TN Church Records
- Blount County TN Death Records
- Blount County TN Genealogy Societies, Libraries and Archives
- Blount County TN History
- Blount County TN Land Records
- Blount County TN Marriage Records
- Blount County TN Military Records
- Blount County TN Mortuary Records
- Blount County TN Newspapers
- Blount County TN Obituaries
- Blount County TN Tax Records
- Blount County TN Wills
- Blount County TN Yearbooks
- Brief History of Maryville College
- Maryville College Bulletins 1902-1976
While the vast amount of paper is devoted to class descriptions available at the college during the academic year, these bulletins also provide a list of faculty and students. Most especially earlier editions provided alumni information to include marriages and deaths of past alumni. - History of Maryville City Schools
Localities in Blount County Tennessee
Cities
- Alcoa
- Friendsville
- Maryville
- Rockford
- Townsend
Towns
- Louisville
- Vonore
Census-designated places
- Eagleton Village
- Seymour
- Walland
- Wildwood
Unincorporated Communities
- Armona
- Disco
- Fairfield
- Happy Valley
- Old Glory
- Tallassee
- Top of the World
Former Localities in Blount County
- Alleghany Springs
- Allanwick
- Bank
- Big Gully
- Blockhouse
- Brick Mill
- Cades Cove
- Calderwood
- Chandler
- Chilhowee
- Cliff
- Clover Hill
- Cloyd’s Creek
- Corn
- Ellejoy
- Ellisworth
- Ewing
- Friendship
- Gamble’s Store
- Hebronville
- Houk
- Jena
- Kisers
- McKinley
- Mentor
- Mint
- Miser
- Montvale
- Nichols
- Notime
- Rasar
- Seaton
- South Rockford
- Tang
- Tremont
- Tuckaleechee Cove
- Tut
- Uceba
- Waters
- Yellow Sulphur
Blount County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans
Blount County, Tennessee Archives
Blount County Tennessee Court Records
Records of the County or Quarterly Court are available for Blount county, for varying years. These records are often not indexed. County Court minutes contain information about estates, guardianships, small court cases and routine county business matters. There were known fires at the Blount County courthouse in 1879 & 1934….
Index to Blount County Will Book, No. 1, 1799-1858
The following index was compiled from the transcribed wills created in 1869 from all known records not destroyed previously by fire. This new book was created by James A. Greer under the auspices of a Blount County committee assigned to the task. The original handwritten copy can be found on…
Moore County, Tennessee Military History
The citizens of the territory composing Moore County have contributed their full share of soldiers to fight the battles of their country. A few of the early settlers were survivors of the war of the Revolution, and some of them served in the struggle of 1812, but it is impossible…
Blount County Tennessee Chancery Court Records 1850 – 1900s
The government of Blount County, Tennessee has created an index for their Chancery Court records covering the years of 1850-1900s. These records are stored in twenty-nine boxes with an archives copy stored on microfilm. This index is reproduced below in a searchable format. Click here to see their pdf version…