Visitor directory
Loudon County directory
Loudon, Lenoir City, Greenback and Philadelphia on Fort Loudoun, Tellico and Watts Bar lakes — plus the Tellico Village and Rarity Bay lake communities.
Cities: Loudon (county seat) · Lenoir City · Greenback · Philadelphia · Farragut (also Knox)
Communities: Tellico Village (also Monroe) · Rarity Bay (also Monroe) · Sugar Limb · Eaton Crossroads · Martel · Steekee · Piney · Beals Chapel
Official tourism, parks & attractions
Tourism
- Visit Loudon County (tourism) ↗Official county tourism from the Loudon County Chamber — 119 W Broadway St, Lenoir City · (865) 458-2067. Events are listed under Happenings.
- Loudon County Chamber of Commerce ↗Chamber site with a community calendar.
Parks & outdoors
- Lakes & Dams (Visit Loudon County) ↗Fort Loudoun, Tellico and Watts Bar lakes and Melton Hill Dam — boating, fishing and access points.
- Hiking & Civil War Trails (Visit Loudon County) ↗East Lakeshore Trail on Tellico Lake, Town Creek Greenway, and Civil War Trails sites including the Loudon railroad bridge and Morganton Crossing.
- Fort Loudoun Dam (TVA) ↗TVA dam in Lenoir City, completed 1943; a canal links it to Tellico Lake.
- Tellico Dam (TVA) ↗TVA dam near Lenoir City, completed 1979.
- Watts Bar Lake (TVA) ↗The reservoir runs 72 miles from Watts Bar Dam up to Fort Loudoun Dam.
- Melton Hill Dam (TVA) ↗TVA dam on the Clinch River at 2015 Grubb Rd, Lenoir City.
- Loudon Parks & Recreation ↗Loudon Municipal Park, Legion Park, Loudon Lights and the city event calendar · (865) 458-7525.
- Lenoir City Parks & Recreation ↗Lenoir City Park, Wampler-Keith Park and Central Park · (865) 986-1223.
Attractions
- Lenoir City Museum ↗Local history museum — open Thu & Fri 1–4 PM, Sat 10 AM–2 PM.
- Lyric Theatre (Visit Loudon County) ↗The 1909 theater at 320 Grove St in downtown Loudon.
- Sweetwater Valley Farm ↗Cheese farm and store in Philadelphia · (865) 458-9192.
- Loudon County Virtual Archives ↗Online county history archive.
Government
- Loudon County government ↗Official county site: offices, commission, libraries and health department · 100 River Rd, Loudon.
- City of Loudon ↗County seat — city hall, police, fire and parks.
- City of Lenoir City ↗City services, special events and city news.
- Town of Greenback ↗Town hall, news and the town calendar.
- City of Philadelphia (MTAS listing) ↗City hall contact and meeting times (Philadelphia has no city website).
- Town of Farragut ↗Mostly in Knox County; a small west-end part is in Loudon.
Local resources
- Emergency (police · fire · EMS)911Call 911 for any emergency.
- Loudon County Sheriff’s Office(865) 986-482312680 Hwy 11 W Ste 1, Lenoir City · Sheriff Jimmy Davis ⓘ source
- Loudon County E-911 (non-emergency)865-458-9081500 John Parris Dr, Loudon · contact page lists every agency number ⓘ source
- Loudon Police Department(865) 408-0408City of Loudon ⓘ source
- Lenoir City Police Department865-986-2005530 Hwy 321 N Suite 200, Lenoir City ⓘ source
- Loudon County Emergency Management(865) 458-7298500 John Parris Dr, Loudon — storm and disaster info ⓘ source
- Loudon County Fire/Rescue(865) 986-2882Volunteer fire and rescue for unincorporated Loudon County · 9000 Hwy 11 W, Lenoir City ⓘ source
- Fort Loudoun Medical Center (Covenant Health)(865) 271-6000550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City — emergency room ⓘ source
- Loudon County Health Department(865) 458-2662600 Rayder Ave, Loudon ⓘ source
- Loudon County Schools(865) 458-5411100 River Rd, Loudon — district site, calendars, closings ⓘ source
- Lenoir City Schools865-986-8058200 E Broadway St, Lenoir City — district site, calendars, closings ⓘ source
- Loudon County Public Library System865-458-3161Libraries in Greenback, Lenoir City, Loudon, Philadelphia and Tellico Village · Loudon Public Library, 210 River Rd ⓘ source
- Loudon County Election Commission(865) 458-2560100 River Rd Ste 108, Loudon · Election Day Tue Nov 3 ⓘ source
- Highway emergency (cell)*THP (*847)Tennessee Highway Patrol ⓘ source
Checked Oct 28, 2026 · official sites only · phone numbers copied from each agency’s own page — tap ⓘ to confirm. In an emergency, call 911.
Area news
Headlines from local outlets · Loudon County
Daneault, a Loudon County maker of reversible leather handbags, showed pieces on three New York Fashion Week runways, and founder Penny Crook was named Designer of the Year at one show.
Read at Loudon County News-Herald →Lenoir City has posted its proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan online for residents to review.
Read at City of Lenoir City →44 people at the Loudon County Jail have earned a GED or HiSET since late 2025 through a TCAT Knoxville program that also teaches trade skills.
Read at WVLT 8 →The Loudon Legacy Museum has signed a lease for the former McGill-Karns Funeral Home at 406 Wharf St. and expects to open in early 2027 with exhibits on the town's history.
Read at Loudon County News-Herald →The Good Neighbors Shoppe won Tennessee Community Organizations' 2026 Community Leader of the Year award. Lenoir City's Adult Community Training nominated it.
Read at Loudon County News-Herald →On Nov. 3, Loudon County voters choose state and federal officials, and voters in Loudon, Lenoir City and Greenback also pick city leaders.
Read at Loudon County News-Herald →A $36 million Kroger development is coming to Town Creek Parkway in Lenoir City, across from the new Lowe's, with about 175 jobs expected.
Read at WVLT 8 →The City of Loudon is getting $2.5 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to upgrade sewer lines that serve local businesses.
Read at WATE 6 On Your Side →
Short summaries in our words — tap through to read the full story at the outlet. All area news → · Outlet requests: [email protected]
A short history
Loudon County was established on June 2, 1870, from parts of Roane, Monroe and Blount Counties; its courthouse in the town of Loudon was ready by 1872. Settlers reached the north bank of the Tennessee near today’s Loudon bridge in 1790. The town began as Blair’s Ferry, was laid out in 1850 and renamed Loudon in 1858. Land south of the river was Cherokee territory until the Hiwassee District opened around 1819–20.
Lenoir City grew on the land of Gen. William Lenoir, a Kings Mountain veteran; his son’s plantation and mills flourished from 1810, and the Lenoir City Company later developed the town, incorporated in 1907. Philadelphia was founded in 1821, Greenback grew with the railroad, and the river town of Morganton (1813) faded and was later covered by Tellico Lake. The Loudon railroad bridge was the only East Tennessee rail crossing of the Tennessee River, so both armies watched it closely; after the Battle of Knoxville, Confederates burned it and sank three locomotives and forty-eight cars.
TVA completed Fort Loudoun Dam in 1943 and Tellico Dam in 1979. Tellico generates no power itself; a short canal sends its water to Fort Loudoun’s generators and lets barges reach the Little Tennessee without a lock. Tellico Lake covered the Overhill Cherokee town sites upriver in Monroe County — including Tanasi, the town that named Tennessee.
Towns & communities
- Loudon — county seat, the old Blair’s Ferry
- Lenoir City — Lenoir family land; Fort Loudoun Dam
- Greenback — railroad-era farm town
- Philadelphia — founded 1821; home of Sweetwater Valley Farm
- Farragut (also Knox) — mostly in Knox County; a small west-end part is in Loudon
- Tellico Village & Rarity Bay (communities, also Monroe) — unincorporated lake communities on Tellico Lake
Our place stories in and near Loudon County
- Townsend — the Smokies, an hour east
Go deeper
- Tanasi: the town that named Tennessee — and the TVA waters
- How the World Was Made — a Cherokee account
Neighboring counties: Blount County · Knox County · McMinn County · Monroe County · Roane County · All counties →
Official visitor links
Checked Oct 27, 2026 · hours, fees and events live on these pages.
Videos
Sources
Checked Oct 27, 2026 · We summarize; follow these for the full history. No hours or fees on this page — check official sites before you go.
- Tennessee Encyclopedia — Loudon County (Joe Spence) ↗
- TVA — Fort Loudoun ↗
- TVA — Tellico ↗
- UT CTAS — Loudon County profile ↗
- UT MTAS — Loudon ↗
- UT MTAS — Lenoir City ↗
- UT MTAS — Greenback ↗
- UT MTAS — Philadelphia ↗
- UT MTAS — Farragut ↗
- U.S. Census 2020 place-by-county (TN) ↗
- Visit Loudon County — Hiking & Civil War Trails ↗
- Loudon County E-911 (phone numbers) ↗