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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>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloyd Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.

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).

The Area Code where Cloyd Creek was located: 865

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)
  • Farragut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Alcoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Lenoir City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowan Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Loudon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • 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 (so far) for Cloyd Creek was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cloyd Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cloyd Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.