Shields Branch
Shields Branch is a stream in Sevier, Tennessee. Shields Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Elkmont, as well as near the locality Greenbrier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Greenbrier School and Mayna Treanor Avent Studio.
Little Greenbrier School
School
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Little Greenbrier School is a former schoolhouse and church in the ghost town of Little Greenbrier in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. Located near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it was built in 1882, and was used as a school and church almost continuously until 1936. Little Greenbrier School is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shields Branch.
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. Mayna Treanor Avent Studio is situated 2 miles southeast of Shields Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elkmont and The Sugarlands.
Elkmont
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.
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. Elkmont is situated 1½ miles southeast of Shields Branch.
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 4 miles east of Shields Branch.
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 4½ miles northwest of Shields Branch.
Shields Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sevier, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.66259° or 35° 39′ 45″ northLongitude
-83.60572° or 83° 36′ 21″ westElevation
1,978 feet (603 metres)Open location code
867RM97V+2PGeoNames ID
4657235
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