Vonore, Tennessee Vonore, Tennessee Location of Vonore, Tennessee Location of Vonore, Tennessee State Tennessee Vonore is a town in Monroe and Blount counties, in the U.S.
State of Tennessee.
Vonore's locale at the confluence of the Little Tennessee River and the Tellico River places it near the center of one of the richest archaeological regions in the southeastern United States.
By the time Euro-American explorers appeared in the region in the 18th century, the Overhill Cherokee had established a several villages along the Little Tennessee.
These villages encompassed Tanasi, the name origin for the state of Tennessee, and Chota, the "mother town" of the Overhills.
It was one of the first primary British outposts west of the Appalachian Mountains, though it was only garrisoned until 1760, when the Cherokee captured it after a lengthy siege. The Tellico Blockhouse, an American outpost positioned athwart the river from Fort Loudoun, was assembled in 1794 to help keep the peace between the Cherokee and the fast-encroaching American settlers.
In 1819, the Cherokee signed the Calhoun Treaty, relinquishing what is now Monroe County to the United States.
Most of the valley's archaeological sites were flooded in 1979 when the Tennessee Valley Authority instead of Tellico Dam at the mouth of the Little Tennessee.
Vonore is positioned along the northern border of Monroe County at 35 35 58 N 84 13 22 W (35.599309, -84.222771). A small portion extends into Blount County along Ninemile Creek.
Vonore is situated primarily along the southwestern bank of the Little Tennessee River at its confluence with the Tellico River.
This section of the Little Tennessee and the lower Tellico River are both part of Tellico Lake, an artificial reservoir created by Tellico Dam.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 11.9 square miles (30.9 km2), of which 9.0 square miles (23.3 km2) is territory and 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2), or 24.67%, is water. Tennessee State Route 72 joins the town with Tellico Village, Loudon, and Interstate 75 to the north.
Tennessee State Route 360 joins the town with Fort Loudoun State Park and the non-urban areas at the base of the mountain peaks to the south.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
Vonore is positioned on the shores of Tellico Lake and is the locale of two Tennessee State Historic Areas, Fort Loudoun State Historic Park and the Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site.
Several swimming areas have been advanced along the lake, including Vonore Beach along the lake's Creek Island Creek embayment near the center of town, and Toqua Beach just south of Fort Loudoun State Park.
Public schools in Vonore are directed by the Monroe County School System, and include: Vonore High School merged with Madisonville High School in 1995 to form Sequoyah High School in Madisonville.
After students graduate from Vonore or Madisonville Middle School, they may go to Sequoyah High School, Tellico Plains High School, or other encircling schools.
"Origin of Vonore, Tennessee", Town Official Website, Retrieved: 31 July 2008.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vonore town, Tennessee".
Jefferson Chapman, Tellico Archaeology: 12,000 Years of Native American History (Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Authority, 1985).
Carroll Van West, "Fort Loudoun," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
Municipalities and communities of Blount County, Tennessee, United States Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
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Towns in Blount County, Tennessee - Towns in Monroe County, Tennessee - Towns in Tennessee - Populated places established in 1890
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