Wears Valley, Tennessee
Wears Valley | |
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Roundtop Mountain overlooking Wears Valley | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′50″N 83°39′11″W / 35.71389°N 83.65306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Sevier |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,486 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37862 |
| Area code | 865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1304427 |
Wears Valley (sometimes spelled Wear Valley) is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee that was formerly treated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census county division. As of the 2000 Census, the population of Wears Valley was 6,486.
Wears Valley is situated in a valley known as Wear Cove, which runs parallel to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Like other park border communities, the history and economy of the valley are intertwined with that of the Smokies.
Both are named after Samuel Wear (1753–1817), a Revolutionary War veteran who erected a fort near the entrance to Wear Cove in what is now Pigeon Forge.