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Blount County, Tennessee

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
76historic places
—earliest paper
1795formed
135,280pop. 2020
138cemeteries
2CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 76 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Maryville, Walland, Friendsville.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Tennessee is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Blount titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

65 of 76 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

76 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Alexander, John, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Alumni GymMaryvilleBuilding1989
Anderson Hall (Additional Documentation)MaryvilleBuilding1975
Bartlett, Peter, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Bethlehem Methodist ChurchWildwoodBuilding1989
Brick Mill SiteMaryvilleSite1989
Brickey, Peter, House (Additional Documentation)TownsendBuilding1989
Cades Cove Historic DistrictTownsendDistrict1977
Calderwood DamCalderwoodStructure1989
Calderwood Dam (Boundary Increase)CalderwoodDistrict1990
Calderwood Hydroelectric DevelopmentCalderwoodDistrict2004
Chilhowee Hydroelectric DevelopmentTallasseeDistrict2004
Clark, Langston, BarnMaryvilleBuilding1989
Clover Hill MillMaryvilleBuilding1989
Cloyd's Creek Presbyterian ChurchFriendsvilleBuilding1989
Cochrane, Mary, BarnMaryvilleBuilding1989
Craig, John J., Quarry Historic DistrictFriendsvilleDistrict1989
Crawford, Gideon, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Davis, James R., HouseWallandBuilding1989
Federal BuildingMaryvilleBuilding1989
Fisher, A. J., House (Additional Documentation)WallandBuilding1989
Frazier, Samuel, HouseFriendsvilleBuilding1989
Friends ChurchMaryvilleBuilding1989
George, Samuel, HouseLouisvilleBuilding1982
Hackney, John, HouseFriendsvilleBuilding1989
Hackney, John, Mill SiteFriendsvilleSite1989
Hamil, Alexander, HosueMaryvilleBuilding1989
Happy Valley SchoolMaryvilleBuilding1989
Harper Memorial LibraryMaryvilleBuilding1989
Henderson, William, HouseLouisvilleBuilding1989
Henry Farm (Boundary Increase)Brick MillDistrict2011
Henry HouseBrick MillBuilding1974
Hitch, John, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1993
Hood, Pete, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Indiana Avenue Historic DistrictMaryvilleDistrict1989
Jones, David, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1982
Jones, David, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Kerr, Macklin, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Kizer, Hezekiah, HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Look Rock Observation TowerWallandStructure2017
Louisville Historic DistrictLouisvilleDistrict1974
Martin, James, HouseWallandBuilding1989
Martin, John, MillWallandBuilding1989
Martin, Warner, HouseRockfordBuilding1989
Maryville College Historic DistrictMaryvilleDistrict1982
McCampbell, James, BarnTownsendBuilding1989
McCampbell, Minnis, BarnTownsendBuilding1989
McConnell, John, House (Additional Documentation)GreenbackBuilding1989
McCullock, Thomas, HouseRockfordBuilding1989
McNutt-Howard HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Millennium ManorAlcoaBuilding2020
Miser Station StoreFriendsvilleBuilding1989
MorningsideMaryvilleBuilding1989
Patton, Samuel A., BuildingMaryvilleBuilding1989
Peery Mill SiteWallandSite1989
People's Bank of FriendsvilleFriendsvilleBuilding1989
Pistol Creek Dam and Mill RaceMaryvilleStructure1989
Porter, Stephen, HouseRockfordBuilding1989
Rorex, John M., HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Russell-Lackey-Prater HouseLouisvilleBuilding1989
Sam Houston SchoolhouseMaryvilleBuilding1972
Shaddon Mill SiteMaryvilleSite1989
Shea, John F., HouseTownsendBuilding1989
Southern Railroad BridgeRockfordStructure1989
Southern Railroad Freight DepotMaryvilleBuilding1989
Stevenson, Dr. William P., HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Thompson-Brown HouseMaryvilleBuilding1978
Trundle, Carl, BarnWildwoodBuilding1989
Vineyard, Tobler, HouseRockfordBuilding1989
Vose SchoolAlcoaBuilding2017
Walland BridgeWallandStructure1989
Walland Power PlantWallandBuilding1989
Warren, Marcus, HouseLouisvilleBuilding1989
White's MillMaryvilleBuilding1989
Willard-Clark HouseMaryvilleBuilding1989
Yearout, Isaac, HouseAlcoaBuilding1989

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Blount was formed in 1795 (1795-08-02) from Knox.

BLOUNT created by Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio (Southwest Territory) from KNOX and Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Blount County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).

135k70k5,58718001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
5,58711,25811,74513,27015,98519,20628,80041,11654,69157,52577,770105,823135,280

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNational Park36.8 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

138 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 138 listed
NameLatLon
Amerine Cemetery35.68147-83.86155
Armona Cemetery35.79035-84.01296
Bakers Creek Cemetery35.65646-84.10991
Ballards Chapel Cemetery35.85619-83.9949
Bas Shaw Cemetery35.50755-83.95465
Bethel Cemetery35.67751-83.7378
Bethlehem Cemetery35.78813-83.81128
Big Springs Cemetery35.7273-84.10268
Boone Cemetery35.60738-83.96671
Boring Cemetery35.61172-83.93146
Boring Cemetery35.56352-83.84763
Bote Mountain Cemetery35.6045-83.72673
Brickey Cemetery35.69024-83.71078
Browns Hill Cemetery35.58956-83.83264
Buchanan Family Cemetery35.65311-83.88574
Burchfield Cemetery35.53509-83.90236
Burns Cemetery35.68219-83.72611
Byerly Cemetery35.84035-84.02574
Cable Cemetery35.58644-83.83858
Cades Cove Methodist Church Cemetery35.60755-83.81731
Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery35.60775-83.82611
Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery35.60169-83.81379
Carpenters Campground Cemetery35.67221-84.00051
Carver - Feezell Cemetery35.61089-83.82023
Caylors Chapel Cemetery35.68962-83.75925
Cedar Cemetery35.74728-84.00174
Cedar Grove Cemetery35.83452-83.84684
Cedar Lawn Cemetery35.78063-83.98768
Centenary Cemetery35.64119-84.05824
Centennial Cemetery35.7673-83.89073
Central Point Cemetery35.82619-83.88545
Chilhowee Cemetery35.58591-83.98573
Clarks Grove Cemetery35.80935-83.94083
Clover Hill Cemetery35.71307-84.06073
Cloyds Creek Cemetery35.69813-84.16046
Cold Springs Cemetery35.77591-83.81795
College Cemetery35.74925-83.96077
Cox Cemetery35.80757-84.08602
Davis Cemetery35.79452-84.08157
Davis Cemetery35.59539-83.83746
East Maryville Cemetery35.77105-83.93315
Edington Cemetery35.8548-83.91934
Edington Cemetery35.8548-83.91962
Ellejoy Baptist Church Cemetery35.81007-83.75447
Eusebia Cemetery35.83252-83.79936
Forest Hill Cemetery35.70526-83.9673
Four Mile Cemetery35.59313-84.08324
Friends Cemetery35.75134-83.98099
Friendsville Cemetery35.76063-84.13824
George Cemetery35.84257-84.00268
Grandview Cemetery35.75007-83.9341
Graveyard Hill - Rowans Cemetery35.60008-83.78916
Hamil Cemetery35.68841-84.00546
Happy Valley Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery35.60964-83.95458
Harris Cemetery35.85563-83.92962
Headrick Cemetery35.77369-83.84906
Holston Cemetery35.83202-84.11074
Hopewell Cemetery35.70862-84.04726
Hyatt Lane Church Cemetery35.59679-83.82468
Ike Lequire Cemetery35.59617-83.7906
Ish Cemetery35.79229-84.14463
Jones Cemetery35.87257-84.02157
Jones Cemetery35.87535-84.02518
Kagleys Chapel Cemetery35.61856-84.03973
Keebles Chapel Cemetery35.75561-83.82587
Kirby Cemetery35.85285-83.94962
Lail Cemetery35.64073-83.89392
Lambert Cemetery35.63174-84.0674
Laurel Bank Cemetery35.74397-84.03495
Laws Chapel Cemetery35.72147-83.87545
Lawson Cemetery35.58927-83.81855
Lewis Cemetery35.84507-84.03296
Liberty Cemetery35.62618-84.13352
Liberty Cemetery35.66821-83.96548
Logans Chapel Cemetery35.8048-83.87295
Louisville Cemetery35.81869-84.03018
Lower Chilhowee Cemetery35.54702-84.05963
Lutheran Cemetery35.72341-83.93823
Magnolia Cemetery35.7501-83.97065
Maynard Hughes Cemetery35.51105-83.96824
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
NameLatLon
Allegheny Springs35.58536-84.0438
Amerene35.76592-83.89685
Bank35.80897-83.87712
Blount Beach35.78544-83.88513
Cloyd Creek35.69869-84.1388
Craigmar35.73952-84.16936
Elajay35.77509-83.84795
Ewing35.82008-84.11241
Mount Nebo35.72592-83.8399
Notime35.77147-83.87684
Tellassee35.50564-84.00018
Wilham35.53286-83.99157

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Campbell'S Station1,88130.2 kmTN023
Fort Sanders5,41130.3 kmTN025

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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