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Blount County was organized in 1795, from Knox County.
The county seat is Maryville.
The county was named after William Blount, who was a member of the North Carolina Legislature, of Knoxville, U. S. senator from Tennessee, 1796-97, and speaker of the State Senate, in 1798.

County seat, Maryville
Other towns, Louisville, Friendsville and Rockford.

Navigable streams, Tennessee and Little Tennessee rivers. Other streams, Little River, Nine Mile and Pistol creeks. The face of the country is formed of valleys separated by narrow ridges ; mountainous in southeastern portion.

(Source: Hand-book of Tennessee By A. W. Hawkins, Henry E. Colton 1882)



 Cities
Alcoa * Friendsville * Maryville (county seat) * Rockford * Townsend

Towns
 Louisville * Vonore (partial)

Census-designated places
 Eagleton Village * Seymour (partial) * Walland * Wildwood

Unincorporated communities
Alnwick * Armona * Binfield * Clover Hill * Cold Springs * Disco * Dry Valley * Fairfield * Happy Valley *
Kinzel Springs * Laws Chapel * Melrose * Mentor * Mint * Old Glory * Six Mile * Sunshine *
Tallassee * Top of the World 

Former communities
 Cades Cove * Calderwood * Tremont
Miser Station

 

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Website Updates:

Mar 2022:  Family bibles transcriptions of Robert, John and Issac Long
Marriage news for GILLESPIE - GILLESPIE, CRUZE-HEADRICK, ACUFF-BORDERS, JACKSON-SINGLETON, PFLANZE-MCREYNOLDS, EDMONDSON-SCOTT, BRITTAIN-HARRIS, MURPHY-HENRY
Gossip News for SCRUGGS, HILL, TOOLE, LILLARD, NUCHOLS, MURPHY
Obits for DAVIS, FINLEY, HUTSELL
Crime News: WALKER, ADAMS
Sickklist News for SHERRILL

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