About Seymour
Set in the eastern part of Tennessee, Seymour is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Seymour is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.02 square miles.
📰 Seymour News Today
- Bill H. Justus Obituary | Atchley Funeral Home | Seymour, TN Tribute Archive · Aug 18
- Olivia Taylor-Blair Higdon Obituary July 31, 2026 Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD. · Aug 12
- SCSO investigating after 3 people found dead at apartment in Seymour WBIR · Jul 31
- JOHN BUKER Obituary (1934 - 2026) - Seymour, TN - The Wellsboro Gazette Legacy obituary · Aug 17
- KCSO releases victim name, cause of fatal Seymour fire WATE 6 On Your Side · Mar 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Seymour Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Seymour — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Seymour
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Seymour
- Pancho's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Ruby Tuesday — american
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Waffle House — american
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Gondolier — italian
- Kiko's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
- Little Tokyo Cafe — japanese
- Roberson
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Ancient Lore Village at Boyd Hollow · Theme park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Seymour
- Bower Field Community Park reviews ★
- Burnett Creek Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cruze Landing reviews ★
- Kimberlin Heights Park reviews ★
- Seven Islands State Birding Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Seymour
- Prospect Elementary School
- Seymour High School
- Seymour Intermediate
- Seymour Junior High
- Seymour Primary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTennessee
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area16.02 sq mi
Coordinates35.8826, -83.7616