From its beginnings as a traditional subsistence-based farming society, Sevier County has grown into a major tourist destination since the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is dominates the southern portion of the county. One of the very reasons for the park's creation, however, was also one of the county's first major economic engines: the lumber industry. Establishments in what is now the national park felled large amounts of timber in the early 1900s. Though the park effectively killed the then-lagging industry in the late 1930s, it spurred the development of one of the largest tourist resorts in the United States of America, as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now the most visited national park in the country. In recent years the tourism bubble has expanded beyond the city of Gatlinburg, which borders the Northwestern segment of the national park, and into the nearby cities of Pigeon Forge and Sevierville. --Source: Wikipedia
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Many corner churches are the thriving cultural centers of their community. In addition to their regular devotional services, Sevier County's churches host picnic gatherings, gospels, and tent revivals. [See Sevier County's churches]

Located along the Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor, Sevier County , TN is also a great place to seat your business/industry.[See Sevier County Business Information]

Sevier County Relocation info

• State Guide to relocating to Tennessee
  
  
• Professional Movers: Many area van lines are listed at FreeMovingQuote.com >>
  
  
• Rentals:
  • Van Rental - Google Map Results
  • Car Rental - Google Maps results
    
    
• Lodgings:
  • Hotels & Motels: Gatlinburg | Pigeon Forge | Sevierville | Jefferson City | Morristown | Knoxville
  • Rented Rooms & Apartments/Houses
    
    
• Drivers License/ Division of Motor Vehicles/County Clerk:
  • Sevierville Driver Testing Station " 980 Eastgate Rd " Sevierville, TN 37862 " (865) 429-7016
    
    
• Voter Registration & Information:
  • Administrator of Elections
  • See also Tennessee Secretary of State Division of Elections
  • Map of Sevier County's Voting Districts
    
    
• Local Utilities:
  • Kodak Water, Sewer, Phone, Cable, Gas & Power
  • Seymour Springs Water, Sewer, Phone, Cable, Gas & Power
    

• Local Taxes | State Taxes | Business Taxes
  
  
• Sevier County Branch Banks
  
  
• Nearest Airports: Knoxville | Tri-Cities | Chattanooga
• Nearest Port: Knoxville Port of Entry Information for Travelers
• Nearest Major Port: Memphis, TN
• Nearest Greyhound Bus Station
  

Hospitals/Medical Centers In/Near Sevier County:

• Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center
• Jefferson Memorial Hospital
• Baptist Hospital of East TN
• Lakeway Regional Hospital
• Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
• Cherokee Health System - Sevier County Locations:

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Sevier County Government

View information for Sevier County Public Libraries " Schools " State Parks " Driver's License Stations " County Clerks " Hospitals " Historic Sites " Wineries " State Parks Golf Courses " B20 & E85 (++Ethanol) Fueling Stations " Sevier County Government Website

Local Business

• Sevier County's Chambers of Commerce

Newspapers

• Sevier County News
• Mountain Press

Sevier County Things to Do:

• Smoky Mountain National Park
  
  
• Tennessee Smokies Baseball
  
  
• Ober Gatlinburg Attractions & Vacation Information
  
  
• Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre - Gatlinburg, TN
  
  
• Pigeon Forge Attractions & Vacation Information
  
  
• Dollywood & SplashCountry
  
  
• Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
  
  
• Tennessee's die-hard UT sports fans have been known to travel great distances to support their favorite sport, team, or athlete but Sevier County's UT Volunteers ("Vols") fans consider themselves lucky in that they can be at campus in Knoxville in as little as a half an hour (in optimal traffic conditions). To beat the rush, many choose to arrive early in the day and "tailgate" with friends and fellow fans on game day. Although the actual game may not take place until the evening, for some fans, a UT game is no less than an all-day-affair and a great way to break bread, relax, and socialize.
  
  
• Nascar fans have a straight shot to Bristol Motor Speedway in under two hours.

See other area Things to Do:

• Things to Do in Cocke County
• Things to Do in Jefferson County
• Things to Do in Grainger County
• Things to Do in Hamblen County
• Things to Do in Knox County
  

Sevier County Churches

• Sevier County Chamber List of Churches

Sevier County History

Prior to the encroachment of white settlers in present day Sevier County, the area had been inhabited for as many as 20,000 years by various prehistoric Indian tribes, the ancestors of the regionally dominant Cherokee Indians. Though they used the region primarily as hunting grounds, the Cherokee vehemently fought white settlement in their territory, frequently leading raids on households in the area, even through the signing of various peace treaties, alternating short periods of peace with violent hostility[1], until forcibly marched from their territory by the U.S. government on the infamous "Trail of Tears[2]."

Sevier County as it is known today was formed on September 18, 1794 from part of neighboring Jefferson County, as has retained the same boundaries that it was drawn up with over 200 years ago. The county takes its name from John Sevier, governor of the failed state of Franklin and first governor of Tennessee, who played a prominent role during the tumultuous early years of settlement in the region [www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/ online/section5/counties.pdf]. Since its establishment in 1795, the county seat has been situated at Sevierville (also named for Sevier), the eighth-oldest city in Tennessee.

Prior to the late 1930s, Sevier County's population, economy, and society held little significance vis-? -vis any other county in the rural South. However, with the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1936, the destiny of Sevier County, within the bounds of which lies thirty percent of the total area of the national park, was to change drastically. Today, rampant tourism supports the county's burgeoning economy which does not appear to be slowing any time in the near future. --Source: Wikipedia

Nationally recognized historical locations in Sevier County