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

Baskins Creek

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

1. Baskins Creek Marker

Inscription. As the story goes..."a party of hunters come up from Knoxville an' kilt 'em a load o' bear an' drug ‘em down to the head o' the creek an' skinned ‘em. They tuk the meat but lef' the skins 'till they could come back atter 'em. Folk begun to talk about that creek where the bear skins are and soon hit become Bearskins Creek." Through years of use within the local dialect, the name evolved to its present form Baskins Creek.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 35° 42.597′ N, 83° 30.771′ W. Marker is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Baskins Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza / Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martha Jane Ogle Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Village Gate (approx. 0.2 miles away); E.E. Ogle Store (approx. ¼ mile away); The Greystone Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); First Methodist Church – Gatlinburg (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Top

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Tsali Monument (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

2. Baskins Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,850 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.