Place:Sevier, Tennessee, United States


NameSevier
Alt namesSeviersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates35.767°N 83.517°W
Located inTennessee, United States     (1794 - )


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Sevier County ( "severe") is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,380. Its county seat and largest city is Sevierville. Sevier County comprises the Sevierville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN Combined Statistical Area.

Contents

Timeline

Date Event Source
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1794 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1856 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1914 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 3,619
1800 3,419
1810 4,595
1820 4,772
1830 5,717
1840 6,442
1850 6,920
1860 9,122
1870 11,028
1880 15,541
1890 18,761
1900 22,021
1910 22,296
1920 22,384
1930 20,480
1940 23,291
1950 23,375
1960 24,251
1970 28,241
1980 41,418
1990 51,043

Note: The population shown for 1790 was reported for "South of French Broad [River]". Sevier County was created in 1794.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Sevier County, Tennessee, United States

Research Tips

  • The Sevier County edition of "Goodspeed's History of Tennessee" is available on-line at Smokykin
  • Outstanding guide to Sevier County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.

Resources

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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