Sevier County, Tennessee

The Sevier County Courthouse is located at 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862; phone: 865-453-5502.

Sevier County was erected in 1795, one year before the admission of the State into the Union. I was named in honor of Governor John Sevier (1745-1815). Sevier served as Tennessee's Governor for 12 years, 1796-1801 and 1803-1809. He was a U. S. Representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death. [1]

1. J. B. Killebrew, A.M. and J. M. Safford, Ph.D., M.D., Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee, Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture, Volume I, 1874, Nashville.