Richardson Cove is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County ( ) is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,380. Its county seat and largest city is Sevierville. Sevier County comprises the Sevierville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which ...
, United States.
History
The first settlement at Richardsons Cove was made in 1792 by William Richardson. A variant name was "Richisons Cove".
A post office called Richison's Cove was established in 1875, the name was changed to Richison Cove in 1892, the name was changed again to Richison in 1895, and the post office closed in 1901. The community once contained a schoolhouse, the Richardson Cove School, now defunct.
References
Unincorporated communities in Sevier County, Tennessee
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