Sevierville in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

"Old Dutch Settlement"

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011

1. "Old Dutch Settlement" Marker

Inscription. Here was an early German settlement. First settlers were Jacob Derrick, Jacob Bird, and Adam Fox. A fort stood on Derrick's land nearby. Mark Fox was killed by Indians on Muddy Creek, 1787; he was buried in Fox Cemetery. An early Lutheran church is believed to have been near the cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 35° 54.604′ N, 83° 22.509′ W. Marker is in Sevierville, Tennessee, in Sevier County. Marker is on Fox Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles south of Newport Highway (U.S. 411), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Fox Cemetery Road, Sevierville TN 37876, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jefferson County / Cocke County (approx. 6.6 miles away); Harrisburg Covered Bridge (approx. 6.9 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg Covered Bridge (approx. 6.9 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg Covered Bridge

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(approx. 6.9 miles away); Bridging the French Broad River at Dandridge (approx. 7.2 miles away); Sweden Furnace (approx. 7.4 miles away); Dandridge and the TVA: “Good News Came to Dandridge” (approx. 7½ miles away); The Dike That Saved Dandridge (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevierville.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011

2. "Old Dutch Settlement" Marker

Photographed By Colleen Sanders Broyles, August 20, 2022

3. "Old Dutch Settlement" Marker

at the Fox Cemetery

Photographed By Joel Seewald, June 1, 2018

4. "Old Dutch Settlement" Marker

Fox Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011

5. Fox Cemetery

Fox Cemetery established 1787 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 6, 2011

6. Fox Cemetery established 1787

Fox Cemetery Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, January 14, 2011

7. Fox Cemetery Road

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,420 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Colleen Sanders Broyles of Anderson, Anderson, INdiana. 4. submitted on June 19, 2018, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.