What is today Blount County was for many thousands of years Indian territory, passed down to the Cherokee tribe that claimed the land upon the arrival of White settlers in the late 18th century.

This establishment, however, did little to settle the differences between White immigrants and Cherokee natives, which was, for the most part, not accomplished until an 1819 treaty.

[5] Residents of pro-Union Cades Cove and pro-Confederate Hazel Creek (on the other side of the mountains in North Carolina) regularly launched raids against one another during the war.

[16] Much of Blount's topography is characterized by elongate ridges and rolling hills— known locally as "The Foothills"— which emanate outward from the Smokies range.

The mountainous southern portion of Blount County is dotted by relatively isolated valleys known as Appalachian coves.

[17] The Tennessee River forms part of Blount's border with Knox County to the northwest.

The Little Tennessee River, a tributary of the Tennessee, forms part of Blount's southern border with Monroe County, and includes three artificial lakes: Tellico, Chilhowee, and Calderwood (two others, Cheoah and Fontana, are located just upstream in North Carolina).

Little River, another tributary of the Tennessee, flows northward from deep within the Smokies and traverses the central part of the county.

In 1992, George H. W. Bush was held to 48.9% of the vote—the only time in over a century that a Republican has failed to win a majority in Blount County.

Blount County is served by the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency's Public Transit system.

[33] ETHRA provides a large variety of services in Blount County and other parts of East Tennessee.

[34] TYS - McGhee Tyson Airport In addition to the federally operated Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which draws many visitors to the county each year, Blount County operates numerous smaller community parks and recreation centers, primarily in the cities of Alcoa and Maryville.

[36] This organization works in coordination with other companies including The City of Alcoa Residential Recycling Pick Up Service[37] and Blount County HGS Trash and Recycling Same Day Residential Pick Up Service,[38] as well as many other recycling resources in Blount County,[39] to work towards the community goals of reducing air, water, and land pollution in order to reduce particulate matter and smog,[40] and to improve the overall health of local parks and preserved ecosystems in Blount County, as well as surrounding areas, of East Tennessee.

These organizations and companies are appreciated by thousands of East Tennesseans due to their honorable work in the Blount County community.