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Seymour is an unincorporated community in Blount and Sevier
counties in the state of Tennessee. It is included in
the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Seymour was originally the site of Newell's Station, a frontier
station established by early Sevier County pioneer Samuel Newell
(1754–1841) in 1783.
The first court of Sevier County, State of Franklin, was held
at Newell's Station in March 1785.
During the 19th century, the community was known as Trundles
Crossroads, where the main road from Sevierville forked, with
one branch continuing northward to Knoxville and one branch
westward to Maryville (now the intersection of Boyds Creek Highway
and Old Sevierville Pike).
Upon completion on December 18, 1909, of the Knoxville, Sevierville
& Eastern Railway, the community's station was named Seymour
in honor of the line's chief engineer. The Trundles
Crossroads Post Office changed its name soon after to reflect
the community's new designation.
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