Unicoi County, Tennessee

Date: 23 Mar 1875 [unknown]
Location: Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Tennessee Appalachia

Welcome to the Unicoi County, Tennessee Project!

Contents 1 Project Purpose 1.1 How to Join the Tennessee Project 1.2 How to Join the Appalachia Project 2 List of Things to Do 3 Unicoi County History 3.1 Historic Sites/Landmarks 3.2 Unicoi County Notables 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 5 Government Offices 6 Resources and Records 6.1 On WikiTree 6.2 On the Internet 7 Communities 7.1 Towns 7.2 Census-designated Place 7.3 Unincorporated Communities 8 See also 9 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things genealogy, and more, relating to Unicoi County, Tennessee.

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add (Tennessee) and (us_history) to your G2G tag feed.

How to Join the Appalachia Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add Appalachia to your G2G tag feed.

List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure Unicoi County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting Unicoi County profiles to the one tree
4. Add genealogy resources to this page

Unicoi County History

Unicoi County was established on March 23, 1875, from parts of Carter and Washington counties. It's name is from a Cherokee word meaning "fog-draped" or "hazy."

Historic Sites/Landmarks

Unicoi County Notables

Geography

Unicoi County is part of East Tennessee, one of Tennessee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic, but also cultural and defined in state law. Unicoi County is also part of the South Central Region of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

• Washington County - north
• Carter County - northeast
• Mitchell County, North Carolina - east
• Yancey County, North Carolina - south
• Madison County, North Carolina - southwest
• Greene County - west

Government Offices

• Unicoi County Website

Resources and Records

On WikiTree

• Unicoi County Cemeteries

On the Internet

• Unicoi County Genealogy on FamilySearch
• Unicoi County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• Unicoi County Genealogy Trails
• Unicoi County USGenWeb
• Unicoi County USGenWeb Archives

Communities

Towns

• Erwin - county seat
• Unicoi

Census-designated Place

• Banner Hill

Unincorporated Communities

• Bumpus Cove
• Clearbranch
• Flag Pond
• Limestone Cove
• Shallowford

See also

• Unicoi County on Wikipedia

Sources