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About Jefferson County

Jefferson County Topography

Extracted from Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research in Jefferson County, Tennessee, copyright © 1995 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  All rights reserved.

English Mountain and Bays Mountain are significant land formations in Jefferson County.  Both the Holston and French Broad Rivers, major navigation routes for early Tennessee settlers, flow through the county to their junction north of Knoxville, where they form the Tennessee River.  Knoxville has always been the major regional market town for Jefferson Countians.

The Tennessee Valley Authority built two dams that affect Jefferson County:  Cherokee (closed 1941), on the Holston River north of Jefferson City; and Douglas (closed 1943), on the French Broad.  Although Douglas Dam is just over the border in Sevier County, most of the flooded land is in Jefferson County.  When the dams were closed, numerous creeks, roadways, settlements, graveyards, and homes were lost.  TVA maintains records of the structures and burials that were removed.

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