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Tennessee · East Tennessee · Smoky Mountains Gateway · #311
Blount County, Tennessee
Maryville - the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of East Tennessee's most livable small cities. Where the Little River flows out of the Smokies and the largest national park in the eastern United States begins just at the county's edge. Property tax, courts, public records, probate, and senior services for Blount County residents.
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Office: Blount County Emergency Management Agency – Director Lance Coleman, Assistant Director Steven Cardwell | 341 Court St, Maryville, TN 37804 | (865) 273-5835 | Fax: (865) 273-5839 | Toll-free: (800) 838-6911; works with Blount County, Maryville, and Alcoa school systems and Blount Memorial Hospital on safety initiatives.
911: Blount County Emergency Communications District – 1431 William Blount Dr, Maryville, TN 37801 | (865) 981-7108 | Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4 PM; dispatches 4 law enforcement agencies, 6 fire departments, 1 ambulance service, and 1 rescue squad; answered over 70,000 calls in 2019 alone.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-321 and US-129 serve Maryville, the county seat, about 15 miles south of Knoxville and a genuine gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Blount County, Tennessee’s 10th county, was established July 11, 1795 when the Territorial Legislature split Knox and Jefferson counties; it’s named for William Blount, governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio. The area was Cherokee land for thousands of years before white settlement. Maryville was founded in 1790 around Fort Craig (built 1785) and named for William Blount’s wife.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: City of Maryville Building/Permits – confirm current contact via maryvillegov.com; for unincorporated Blount County, contact the County Mayor’s office to confirm current requirements.
Notes: Blount County is genuinely and delightfully tied to Sam Houston’s early life. The Sam Houston Schoolhouse, a single-room 1794 log cabin a few miles from Maryville, is where a young Sam Houston – who later became Governor of Tennessee, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas Army, President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of Texas, and a U.S. Senator – taught school around 1811-1812, charging eight dollars tuition per term, before joining the Cherokee community (who adopted him and gave him the name “Colonneh,” or “Raven”) and later serving in the War of 1812. It’s a real National Register of Historic Places listing (1972) and Tennessee state historic site, still open to visitors today. Cades Cove, settled in the 1820s within what’s now Great Smoky Mountains National Park, preserves genuine historic homes, barns, and mills from a close-knit isolated community whose residents unsuccessfully fought in court in 1927 to keep their land out of the park.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Blount County Veteran Affairs – 305 Court Street, Maryville, TN 37804 | (865) 273-5760 | Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4:30 PM; the office has twice won the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services County Service Officer of the Year award (2013 and 2023) – a real, notable distinction. Services are always free to veterans and their families.
State: Tennessee Department of Veterans Services – tn.gov/veteran
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Blount County Public Library – confirm current address/phone via blounttn.gov.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Sam Houston Schoolhouse and Cades Cove (see above) are genuine, extensively documented landmarks. Blount County is a real gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park via the Foothills Parkway. Maryville College, founded 1819, is one of the oldest colleges in the South.
Notes: The real Sam Houston connection is a distinctive, checkable local fact that few other counties in this project can claim.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Blount County Assessor of Property – confirm current phone via blounttn.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Blount County Animal Center – 233 Currie Ave, Maryville, TN 37804 | (865) 980-6244 | Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 AM-4:30 PM, Saturday 10 AM-4 PM (intake Tuesday-Friday 11 AM-4 PM); operating since November 2009 as the county’s only open-access municipal shelter, achieving a 90% placement rate through adoption, rescue, and transport in 2025. Strays held minimum 3 days (5 days if tagged). Partners with Pets for Patriots to offer discounted adoptions to local veterans.
City resource: Maryville Animal Control (Maryville Police Department) – handles animal welfare within Maryville city limits; loans humane traps to residents, (865) 681-2241.
Nonprofit: Blount County Humane Society – 1005 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN | (865) 382-7652; described as the longest-operating humane organization in county history, working toward a “no-kill” community.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Blount County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via blounttn.gov; “Keep Blount Beautiful” is a real local environmental initiative.
NOTES: Blount County is the fifth county in this batch (Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell) of the Tennessee v2 redo. The genuine Sam Houston Schoolhouse and Cades Cove/Smoky Mountains heritage are distinctive, checkable local facts. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Blount County
Heritage | Maryville is home to Maryville College, and Blount County serves as the primary western gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country, with the nearby town of Townsend marketing itself as the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” for its quieter alternative to the busier Gatlinburg entrance; Alcoa, another Blount County city, grew as a company town for the Aluminum Company of America Outdoors | Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers extensive hiking, waterfalls, and wildlife viewing including black bears and elk, drawing millions of visitors annually to trails accessible from Townsend and Cades Cove Notable | Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains one of the most visited natural attractions in the world, and Blount County’s position as a quieter gateway to the park draws visitors seeking less crowded access than Gatlinburg Library | Blount County Public Library serves the county’s growing suburban Knoxville-area communities and Smoky Mountains gateway towns
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Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
345 Court St, Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 273-5800
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Blount County Clerk and Master, Maryville (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Blount County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Clerk and Master, Blount County 930 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Blount County Justice Center, Maryville, TN 37804 (865) 273-5500
Blount County is in East Tennessee, seated in Maryville. The Clerk and Master serves as Master in Chancery, hearing evidence and issuing reports upon orders of reference from the courts, and as Special Commissioner conducting judicial sales of real estate.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Tennessee has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code. Instead, Tennessee uses its own common form and solemn form probate framework, governed by Title 30 of the Tennessee Code Annotated. In Blount County, the Clerk and Master (part of Chancery Court) administers probate.
Small Estate Affidavit (T.C.A. §§ 30-4-101 through 30-4-103) – available when the value of the probate estate does not exceed $50,000 (personal property; real property is generally excluded). The affidavit can be filed no sooner than 45 days after death. A bond payable to the state is commonly required to protect creditors and other heirs, though it is often waived when the person filing is the estate’s sole heir/beneficiary, or when all heirs consent in writing.
Common Form Probate – the standard, uncontested path: the will (if any) is admitted to probate without formal notice to all interested parties, and the personal representative is appointed and issued Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (without a will).
Solemn Form Probate – used when formal proof of the will’s validity is needed, typically because of an anticipated will contest; requires notice to all interested parties and a hearing.
Muniment of Title – used to transfer real estate when there is a valid will but no other assets requiring administration.
Step 2: filing for administration
The personal representative (or an interested party) files the original will (if one exists) and a Petition for Probate of Will or Petition for Letters of Administration with the Blount County Clerk and Master.
The court issues Letters Testamentary (testate) or Letters of Administration (intestate), giving the personal representative authority to act.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors in a local newspaper; creditors generally have a limited window (commonly around 4 months from the notice) to file claims.
The personal representative inventories and appraises the estate’s assets (may be waived by the will or by all beneficiaries).
The personal representative pays valid debts, expenses, and taxes.
The estate is closed with a final accounting (unless waived) and distribution to beneficiaries or heirs.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by county; confirm current fees with Blount County directly.
Tennessee has no statutory fee schedule for attorneys or executors – fees must be “reasonable” and are subject to court approval if contested.
Tennessee does NOT impose a state estate tax or a state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax may apply, and only to very large estates.
Typical timeline for a simple, uncontested estate: roughly 6-9 months.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
940 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 273-5000
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTION COMMISSION
928 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 273-5920
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
1746 Old Niles Ferry Rd, Maryville, TN 37803
(865) 273-5500
DHS Office
217 Associates Blvd, Alcoa, TN 37701
(865) 981-2200
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Facility: Blount Memorial Hospital – confirm current contact via blountmemorial.org.
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County Facts
County Seat: Maryville
Population: 140,000
Area: 559 mi²
Tier: 3
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