The following is a listing of the older schools in Sevier County, Tennessee. This listing was compiled by Olene Large Cagle many years ago. It was updated in 2008 by Glenn Cardwell and D. Tim Fisher. We need information (memories, pictures, location, grade cards, etc.) on these schools. If you know of a school that is not listed here please call us at 908-7988. Thank you, Theresa Williams.
Ballard’s School
Banner School
Baskin’s School
Belmont School
Benson School
Bethel School
Beech Grove School
Beech Springs School
Benson School
Big Ridge or Old Ridge School
Birds School
Black Ankle School
Black Gum Gap School
Blowing Cave School
Bluff Mountain School
Bracken’s School
Bridge School
Boyd’s Creek Academy
Caney
Cartertown
Cates Cross Road
Catlett’s School
Catlettsburg School
Caton’s Chapel
Cedar Bluff
Chinquapin School
Clarks School
Copeland School
Cowan School
Covenant School
Crockettsville School
Crowson School
Cummings School
Cusack School
Cynthiana School
Douglas School
Dripping Springs School
Dudley Creek School
DuPont School
Elkmont School
Emert’s Cove School
Evan’s Chapel School
Fairgarden School
Fairview School
Flea Hill School
Fighting Creek School
Forks of River School
Fox’s School
Frame School
French Broad Academy
Free School
Gist Creek School
Glades School
Gatlinburg School
Gatlinburg Pittman High School
Granny College
Graves School
Greenbrier (Little Greenbrier School)
Greenbrier (Big Greenbrier School)
Gum Stand School
Harrisburg School
Harrison – Chilhowee Baptist Academy
Henry School (Located in Boyd’s Creek area)
Henry’s Cross Roads School
Higgins Creek
Highland View
Indian Creek
Island View School
J. L. School
Jones Chapel School or Jones Academy
Jones Coves School
Jones Cove Elementary
Juniper School
Kellum School
Kings Academy
Knights School
Knob Creek School
Kodak School
Laurel School (Near Melvin Carr’s home)
Laurel School (in Gatlinburg)
Laurel School (Big Greenbrier)
Levering School
Little Cove
Locust Ridge School
Long Springs School
Lynn Camp
McCookville School
McMahan School (Pearls Valley Area – burnt)
McMahan School (Second school built after first one burnt)
Maples School House
Meigs Mountain School
Middle Creek School
Midway School
Mill Creek School
Millican School
Mortar Branch School
Mountain View School
Montgomery Christian Academy
Murphy College
Nancy Academy
New Albany School
New Center School
New Era
North View Primary and Middle Schools
Oak City School
Oak Grove School
Oldham Creek School
Owl College
Payne’s Temple School
Paw Paw Hollow
Pi Beta Phi School
Pigeon Forge Primary
Pigeon Forge High
Pine Grove School or Piney School House
Piney School
Pittman Center Elementary
Pittman Center High
Park Road School
Park Settlement
Pleasant View School
Republican School
Richardson Cove
Reeds School House
Ridge Road School
Roaring Fork Church School
Roberts School House
Roseville Mission School
Rocky Flats School
Rocky Mountain School
Ricky Springs Academy
Sevierville Elementary
Sevierville Primary
Sevierville High
Seymour School
Seymour High School
Shady Grove School
Shady School 12
Shady School 13
Shaw’s Bluff School
Sheep Pen Elementary
Shiloh School
Sims School
Smith’s School
Smokey Mountain Academy
Snyder School
Camp School
Sockless School
Stinnett School
Sugerlands Schools
Sunset Gap Mission School
Temple School
Trinity School
Underwood School
Union Academy
Union School
Union Valley School
Walnut Grove School
Wears Valley School
Wearwood Academy
Webb’s Creek School
Whites Community School
Whittles School House
Williamsburg School
Zion Hill School

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July 24, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Delores Vess
Please add Chilhowee Elementry to your list of schools.
August 20, 2008 at 11:25 am
Lisa Simcox
My Mother and her siblings attended the Maples Branch School.Our family once owned the land where the school was.I look forward to future postings on this blog. The history of our county has always fascinated me.
August 6, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Reece
can anyone tell me the address of Smokey mountain Academy, I went there in the 1St grade in 1958. just curious as to what has happened to the school
August 6, 2009 at 2:59 pm
tdwilliams
I know someone that has done research on the Smoky Mountain Academy. I will contact her and give her your e-mail address. I am glad to help anyone with questions on this site. Theresa Williams, Genealogist, Sevier County Public Library
August 6, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Reece
thank you