Boyds Creek, Tennessee

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 Indians, 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]

Boyds Creek
Boyds Creek
Location within the state of Tennessee
Boyds Creek
Boyds Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°55′24″N 83°39′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountySevier
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
37862
GNIS feature ID1314721[1]

Geography

The community has a mean elevation of 899 feet (274 metres).[1]

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References

  1. "Boyds Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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