Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
SEVIER COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Tennessee, and traversed by Nolichucky river. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous; soil, generally sterile. Seat of justice, Sevier. Pop. in 1810, 4,495; in 1820, 4,772; in 1830, 5,717; in 1840, 6,442; in 1850, 6,920. (Fanning's, 1853)