Communities of Scott County
Although Scott County was not formed until 1849, when the Tennessee General Assembly created a new county from parts of Campbell, Anderson, Morgan and Fentress counties and named it for Gen. Winfield Scott, settlement in the area that would become Scott County dates back to about 1800, when the first white men began to arrive. European Americans had visited this area as longhunters are far back as the mid 1700s, but they returned as permanent settlers after the Revolutionary War — beginning with Mikel Low at Smokey, Abraham Goad and Randolph Lawson south of Huntsville, James Chitwood at Winfield, Archibald Angel and Dennis Trammell at Gum Fork, Joseph Griffith at Brimstone, Richard Harve Slaven near Station Camp, and Thomas Boyatt at Foster Crossroads, among others.
This list isn’t necessarily conclusive. For example, in some cases neighboring communities are combined: Smokey Creek and Smokey Junction are combined as Smokey; Montgomery and Mill Branch are combined with Norma; Cordell, Bull Creek and Byrges Creek are combined with Winona; Coal Hill is combined with Glenmary; Pine Creek is combined with Oneida; the Big South Fork River settlements are combined with Station Camp; Capuchine is combined with Gum Fork; and Isham is combined with Winfield.
Nevertheless, this is where the story of Scott County begins. As always, your corrections and contributions are welcomed. Please email newsroom@ihoneida.com.