Editing Seymour, Tennessee (section)

==History==
[[Image:Newell's Station Plaque.jpg|thumb|left|Newell's Station plaque]]
Seymour was originally the site of Newell's Station, a frontier station established by early Sevier County pioneer Samuel Newell (1754&ndash;1841) in 1783. The first court of Sevier County, [[State of Franklin]], was held at Newell's Station in March 1785.<ref>Beulah Duggan Linn, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1189 Sevier County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: April 23, 2015.</ref> During the 19th century, the community was known as Trundles Crossroads where the main road from [[Sevierville, Tennessee|Sevierville]] forked, with one branch continuing northward to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] and one branch westward to [[Maryville, Tennessee|Maryville]] (now the intersection of Boyds Creek Highway and Old Sevierville Pike).<ref>Derek Hodges, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717014941/http://www.themountainpress.com/view/full_story/9096925/article--Gone-but-not-forgotten--Trundles-Crossroads-Negro-Cemetery-in-need-of-attention- "Gone But Not Forgotten?  Trundles Crossroads Negro Cemetery in Need of Attention."] ''The Mountain Press'', August 2010. Accessed at archive.org, April 23, 2015.</ref>

After the completion of the [[Smoky Mountain Railroad|Knoxville, Sevierville and Eastern Railway]] on December 18, 1909, the community's station was named Seymour in honor of the line's chief engineer, Charles Seymour.<ref>Friends of the Slow & Easy, "[http://www.trainweb.org/smokymtnrr/route.html Smoky Mountain Railroad]," trainweb.org. Accessed: April 23, 2015.</ref> The Trundles Crossroads Post Office changed its name soon afterwards to reflect the community's designation.<ref>Vicki Haun, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070528233944/http://seymourherald.com/entertainment/2007/nov/06/the-history-of-seymour/ The History of Seymour]," ''Seymour Herald'', November 8, 2007.</ref>

=== Unsuccessful attempts to incorporate ===
On multiple occasions, residents have met to discuss the possibility of incorporating as a town or city. The majority of residents have opposed incorporation, arguing it would bring higher taxes and expanded government, while others say that the community would benefit from having a community center, along with sidewalks that might be constructed with the added revenue.<ref>"[http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2014/01/09/seymour-residents-meet-to-discuss-incorporation/4400465/ Seymour Residents Meet to Discuss Incorporation] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140111190436/http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2014/01/09/seymour-residents-meet-to-discuss-incorporation/4400465/ |date=2014-01-11 }}," WBIR.com, January 9, 2014.</ref> Some Blount County residents want their portion of the 37865 [[ZIP Code|zip code]] to be included within the proposed city limits; however the incorporation meeting was geared primarily toward the Sevier County portion of the community. In the end, the voters overwhelmingly voted to keep Seymour unincorporated.<ref>"[http://heraldnewstn.com/blount-county-wants-to-be-apart-of-incorporated-seymour/ Blount County Wants to be Part of Incorporated Seymour]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}," ''Seymour Herald Newspaper'', January 16, 2014.</ref>