Welcome to Cloyd Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Cloyd Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cloyd Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cloyd Creek, please Contact Us.

Cloyd Creek would have been located within present day Blount County<2>.

The location of Cloyd Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloyd Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Cloyd Creek: Cloyd Crk. (or less commonly used: Cloyd Ck. or Cloyd Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cloyd Creek is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cloyd Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cloyd Creek (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Cloyd Creek still existed, it would have been in the (865) area code.

Websites for Cloyd Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cloyd Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cloyd Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cloyd Creek.

• Maryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
• Farragut
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
• Alcoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <5>
• Lenoir City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
• Cowan Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Fairway Estates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
  • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
• Loudon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
• Sweetwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
• Rocky Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cloyd Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cloyd Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cloyd Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cloyd Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloyd Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Cloyd Creek.

Adding Cloyd Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cloyd Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cloyd Creek was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Cloyd Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cloyd Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/