Elkmont
Elkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Elkmont, Tennessee” and “Elkmont, TN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mayna Treanor Avent Studio.
Mayna Treanor Avent Studio
Cabin
Photo: Bms4880, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avent Cabin, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, Tennessee, United States, is an early Appalachian mountain cabin that was used as a summer studio and retreat by noted artist Mayna Treanor Avent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Sugarlands and Gatlinburg.
The Sugarlands
Hamlet
The Sugarlands is a valley in Tennessee within the north-central Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. Formerly home to a string of small Appalachian communities, the valley is now the location of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park headquarters and the Sugarlands Visitor Center. The Sugarlands is situated 3 miles northeast of Elkmont.
Gatlinburg
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Gatlinburg is a resort town located in eastern Tennessee. It is a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Downtown Gatlinburg may come as somewhat of a shock for those on their way to a nature getaway in the national park — from the Space Needle to the amusement rides, the town hasn't necessarily chosen to embrace its "nature" side.
Wear Valley
Village
Wears Valley is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee that was formerly treated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census county division. Wear Valley is situated 6 miles northwest of Elkmont.
Elkmont
- Categories: ghost town, historic district, and locality
- Location: Sevier, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.65313° or 35° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
-83.58083° or 83° 34′ 51″ westElevation
2,165 feet (660 metres)Open location code
867RMC39+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 154064325OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Elkmont” goes by many names.
- French: “Elkmont”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elkmont Club Cabin # 9, Gaylon and Elkmont Club Cabin # 15, Hale.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elkmont”. Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.