Blount County, Tennessee

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administrative territorial entity county

Blount County, Tennessee is a county in the eastern part of the state known for its scenic Appalachian landscapes, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, and historic communities such as Maryville and Alcoa.

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity →
county →
areaCode 865 →
borders Graham County, North Carolina →
Knox County, Tennessee →
Loudon County, Tennessee →
Monroe County, Tennessee →
Sevier County, Tennessee →
Swain County, North Carolina →
climate humid subtropical climate →
containsCompanyHeadquarters Alcoa →
surface form: "Alcoa Inc. (historical operations)"
containsEducationalInstitution Maryville College →
containsProtectedArea Foothills Parkway →
Great Smoky Mountains National Park →
containsRecreationArea Cades Cove →
containsRiver Little River (Tennessee) →
Little Tennessee River →
containsSettlement Alcoa, Tennessee →
Friendsville, Tennessee →
Louisville, Tennessee →
Maryville, Tennessee →
Rockford, Tennessee →
Townsend, Tennessee →
containsTransportationRoute U.S. Route 129 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 321 NERFINISHED →
country United States of America →
countySeat Maryville, Tennessee →
dateEstablished 1795-07-11 →
economyIncludes education services →
manufacturing →
tourism →
FIPSCode 47-009 →
GNISID 1327470 →
hasAirport McGhee Tyson Airport →
hasHistoricSignificance one of the older counties in Tennessee, formed before statehood →
hasMotto "A Great Place to Live, Work and Play" →
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.blounttn.org/ →
largestCity Maryville, Tennessee →
locatedIn Tennessee →
locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains →
locatedInRegion Tennessee (eastern portion) →
surface form: "East Tennessee"
locatedNear Great Smoky Mountains National Park →
namedAfter William Blount →
partOf Tennessee →
surface form: "State of Tennessee"
region Tennessee (eastern portion) →
surface form: "East Tennessee"
seat Maryville, Tennessee →
state Tennessee →
subdivisionType county →
timeZone Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knox County, Tennessee → borderedBy → Blount County, Tennessee →
Loudon County, Tennessee → borderedBy → Blount County, Tennessee →
Sevier County, Tennessee → borders → Blount County, Tennessee →
Maryville, Tennessee → county → Blount County, Tennessee →
Maryville, Tennessee → isCountySeatOf → Blount County, Tennessee →
McGhee Tyson Airport → locatedIn → Blount County, Tennessee →
Holston Formation → quarriedIn → Blount County, Tennessee →
Tennessee marble → quarriedIn → Blount County, Tennessee →