Boyds Creek, Tennessee Explained

Boyds Creek
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Tennessee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:35.9233°N -83.6592°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:37862, 37876
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1314721[1]

Boyds Creek is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. It is named for a small southward-flowing tributary of the French Broad River of the same name, which itself derives its name from a Virginian trader, killed by a band of Cherokee people, whose body was thrown into the stream. The creek was the site of a 1780 battle (The Battle of Boyd's Creek) between white settlers and Cherokee angry at the settlers' encroachment onto their hunting territory.[2]

Geography

The community has a mean elevation of 899 feet (274 metres).

Notes and References

  1. 1314721. Boyds Creek, Tennessee.
  2. Web site: SMHS - Early History of Sevier County . July 8, 2006 . https://archive.today/20120918055707/http://www.smokykin.com/smhs/sevier.html# . September 18, 2012 . dead .