Cosby Tennessee
Cosby is an unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. Although it is not a census-designated place, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the ZIP Code (37722) that serves Cosby had a population of 5,201 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. The community has given its name to the northeastern section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which forms its southern boundary.
The community is spread out over a narrow valley that runs from Allen
Grove near Newport in the north to the border of the national park to
the south. English Mountain rises over 2,000 feet above Cosby to the
northwest and Green Mountain rises just over 1,500 feet to the east. The
Smokies are to the south and southwest.
Cosby Creek, its source on the crest of the Smokies near Cammerer Ridge,
is the valley's main watershed. The creek cuts through the valley,
running roughly parallel to Tennessee Route 32 before turning east near
Allen Grove and emptying into the Pigeon River.
Traditionally, Cosby has been divided into three sections, known simply
as "Lower Cosby," "Middle Cosby," and "Upper Cosby." Lower Cosby is the
northernmost section, roughly consisting of the area between the mouth
of Cosby Creek along the Pigeon River and Jones Cove Road. Upper Cosby,
most of which is now part of the national park, consists mainly of the
area in the vicinity of the Cosby Campground.
U.S. Route 321 is the main road in Cosby, connecting the valley to
Newport (10 miles to the north) and Gatlinburg (20 miles to the west).
TN-339, which intersects US-321 near the center of Cosby, connects the
valley with Jones Cove and Sevierville to the west. TN-32 parallels
US-321 through most of Cosby before splitting off and heading east to
the Cosby section of the national park and onward to the Tennessee-North
Carolina border.
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