1810s
1818 – The first permanent European settlers in the Cove were John Oliver, a veteran of the War of 1812, and his wife, Lucretia Frazier.
1810s
1819 - Settlers entered Cades Cove legally after an Indian treaty transferred the land to the State of Tennessee
1819 - Settlers entered Cades Cove legally after an Indian treaty transferred the land to the State of Tennessee
1820s
1821 - Revolutionary War veteran William "Fighting Billy" Tipton obtained through land grants large tracts of the cove and sold them to his relatives and friends.
1820s
1820s - The Methodist Church was organized, and met in a log building with a fire pit and dirt floor for about eighty years, until 1902.
1820s - Peter Cable, arrived in the Cove and designed an elaborate system to drain the swampy lands located in the western part of the cove.
1822 – John and Luraney Oliver constructed a dwelling of their own, located approximately 50 yards in front of their first "home." They had been living in an abandoned Cherokee hut.
1824 – Birth of Elijah Oliver, son of the first white settlers in the cove, John and Luraney Oliver
1825 – The Baptist denomination was established in the Cove.
1826 - The Oliver's purchased the land on which they had been living in the Cove
The Cades Cove Baptist Church was established in 1827. Initially, their meetings occurred in members cabins.
1829 - The Cades Cove Baptist Church established.
1820s - The Methodist Church was organized, and met in a log building with a fire pit and dirt floor for about eighty years, until 1902.
1820s - Peter Cable, arrived in the Cove and designed an elaborate system to drain the swampy lands located in the western part of the cove.
1822 – John and Luraney Oliver constructed a dwelling of their own, located approximately 50 yards in front of their first "home." They had been living in an abandoned Cherokee hut.
1824 – Birth of Elijah Oliver, son of the first white settlers in the cove, John and Luraney Oliver
1825 – The Baptist denomination was established in the Cove.
1826 - The Oliver's purchased the land on which they had been living in the Cove
The Cades Cove Baptist Church was established in 1827. Initially, their meetings occurred in members cabins.
1829 - The Cades Cove Baptist Church established.
1830s
Population reached 271
1830s – The Copper Road Trail was turned into a wagon trail by Joe Cooper..
1830s
1832 - William Tipton donated property to the Cades Cove Baptist Church which provided the site for the first "log" church building and cemetery.
1832 – Baptist churches throughout East Tennessee split.
1830s - The Carter Shields Cabin was built in the 1830s.
1839 - The Missionary Baptist Church formed in Cades Cove.
1832 - William Tipton donated property to the Cades Cove Baptist Church which provided the site for the first "log" church building and cemetery.
1832 – Baptist churches throughout East Tennessee split.
1830s - The Carter Shields Cabin was built in the 1830s.
1839 - The Missionary Baptist Church formed in Cades Cove.
1840s
1840s – A North-South lane (Currently named Sparks Lane) crosses Cades Cove, and was part of a family-to-family road system.
1840s
1841 - A doctor by the name of Joseph Sherrill moved into the cove.
1841 - The Cades Cove Baptist Church became known as the Primitive Baptist Church.
1841 - The Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church was established.
1847 - Dr. Calvin Post moved into the Cove. He left in 1873.
1841 - A doctor by the name of Joseph Sherrill moved into the cove.
1841 - The Cades Cove Baptist Church became known as the Primitive Baptist Church.
1841 - The Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church was established.
1847 - Dr. Calvin Post moved into the Cove. He left in 1873.
1850s
Population reaches 685
1856 - The Dan Lawson Place was built on land he bought from his father-in-law, Peter Cable.
1860s
Only 269 people remained in the cove.
1860 – Dr Samuel Ghormley moved out of the Cove before the War.
1860s
1863 – Death of John Oliver, the original inhabitant of the Cove.
1866 – Elijah Oliver, son of John, bought the family property and built a cabin of his own.
1863 – Death of John Oliver, the original inhabitant of the Cove.
1866 – Elijah Oliver, son of John, bought the family property and built a cabin of his own.
1870s
Lower School built
Shortly after the Civil War, Jonathan Hampton Tipton built The Tipton Place.t
1870s
The Cable mill was in use by the early 1870s.
1873 - Doctor Calvin Post moved out of the Cove.
1878 - James McCaulley, a blacksmith, moved into the Tipton Place until he built his own house located a short distanced further on up the road.
1879 - Leason Gregg built the first framed house in Cades Cove. It was used as a store, a boarding house, and a private resident. Becky Cable, John P.'s daughter, eventually bought the house and lived in it until her death.
The Cable mill was in use by the early 1870s.
1873 - Doctor Calvin Post moved out of the Cove.
1878 - James McCaulley, a blacksmith, moved into the Tipton Place until he built his own house located a short distanced further on up the road.
1879 - Leason Gregg built the first framed house in Cades Cove. It was used as a store, a boarding house, and a private resident. Becky Cable, John P.'s daughter, eventually bought the house and lived in it until her death.
1880s
Upper School built
1887 – Although established in 1825, the congregation of the Primitave Baptist Church
1880s
met for 60 years in a log structure until 1887, when the white frame church building was constructed.
met for 60 years in a log structure until 1887, when the white frame church building was constructed.
1890s
1890 - Crib Gap School built
1890 – Telephone service before 1890..
1894 – The Missionary Baptist Church began meeting wherever they could in 1841, ...
1890s
but they were unable to erect a building until 1894. That is the building currently seen on Hyatt Hill.
1896 – Telephones were in several cabins..
1898 – The Henry Whitehead log cabin was built..
but they were unable to erect a building until 1894. That is the building currently seen on Hyatt Hill.
1896 – Telephones were in several cabins..
1898 – The Henry Whitehead log cabin was built..
1900
Population reaches 775.
1902 - The Cades Cove Methodist Church, active since the 1820s, ...
1900s
met in a structure that consisted of a log building with a dirt floor and a fire pit until the church building, which stands in Cades Cove today, was built in 1902.
1904 – A Doctor McGill moved to the Cove for a brief period.
1906 - A native son of the Cove, Granville Dexter Lequire, obtained his degree in 1909 from the Tennessee Medical College; however, he provided medical services in the Cove in 1906 using a temporary license.
met in a structure that consisted of a log building with a dirt floor and a fire pit until the church building, which stands in Cades Cove today, was built in 1902.
1904 – A Doctor McGill moved to the Cove for a brief period.
1906 - A native son of the Cove, Granville Dexter Lequire, obtained his degree in 1909 from the Tennessee Medical College; however, he provided medical services in the Cove in 1906 using a temporary license.
1910s
1910 - The Carter Shields Cabin was built in the 1830s; however,
1910s
George Washing "Carter" Shields, a veteran of the Civil War, crippled in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, called it home from 1910-1921.
1910 – Flint Gap School Closed
1912 – Laurel Springs School built
1915 – Lower and Upper Schools closed
1915 – Consolidated School built
1915 – The latest Missionary Baptist Church building, seen on the Loop Road, was built.
1917 – Crib Gap School closed
1917 – Spruce Flats School built
George Washing "Carter" Shields, a veteran of the Civil War, crippled in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, called it home from 1910-1921.
1910 – Flint Gap School Closed
1912 – Laurel Springs School built
1915 – Lower and Upper Schools closed
1915 – Consolidated School built
1915 – The latest Missionary Baptist Church building, seen on the Loop Road, was built.
1917 – Crib Gap School closed
1917 – Spruce Flats School built
1920s
1920 - Hyatt Lane crosses the Cove and joins the Cades Cove Road (now known as the Rich Mountain Road). The state built the present road.
1920s
1926 - Laurel Springs School closed
1926 - Cable School built
1926 - Laurel Springs School closed
1926 - Cable School built
1930s
Polpulation 427
1930 – Spruce Flats School closed
1936 – Consolidated School closed
1940s
1944 – Cable School closed
LATER YEARS
1999 - The last surviving male member of the Cades Cove community, Kermit Caughron, passed away.
