Townsend Profile

Townsend, Tennessee, is located about on the northern border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

County:  Blount (population 123,010)
City Population:  448 (2010 census)
Major Highways:  US 321

Miles From: 
Newfound Gap: 31 miles (via Wears Valley to Wear Gap Road); 40 miles via US 321 and US 441
Gatlinburg:  24 miles
Interstate 40:  33 miles from exit 376; 28 miles from exit 407
Fontana Dam:  47 miles (via Foothills Parkway); 37 miles via Cades Cove and Parsons Branch primitive road
Cades Cove:  10 miles