Boyds Creek, Tennessee

Boyds Creek
Unincorporated community
The French Broad River and rural fringe in Boyds Creek
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Coordinates: 35°55′24″N83°39′33″W / 35.92333°N 83.65917°W / 35.92333; -83.65917
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Sevier
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	37862, 37876
GNIS feature ID	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). ^[1]

References

1. "Boyds Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "SMHS - Early History of Sevier County". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2006.