Vonore in Monroe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cherokee Villages

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 11, 2012

1. Cherokee Villages Marker

Inscription. Along the south side of the Little Tennessee River for about thirteen miles were ten villages of the Overhill Cherokees. They were Mialaque, Tuskegee, Tomotley, Toquo, Tennessee, Chota, Citico, Halfway Town, Chilhowee, Talassee. White encroachments began upon this site in the 1790’s.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 35.494′ N, 84° 14.017′ W. Marker is in Vonore, Tennessee, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 360 and U.S. 411, on the right when traveling north on Tennessee Route 360. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vonore TN 37885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sequoyah (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Loudon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Overhill Fur & Hide Trade (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cherokee Heritage Trails (approx. 1.3 miles away); Unicoi Turnpike Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Welcome to Fort Loudoun State Historic Area

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Unicoi Turnpike Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Loudoun (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vonore.

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 11, 2012

2. Cherokee Villages Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,216 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.