[6] The name was suggested by Nancy Chestnutt, a sister-in-law of James Brient, who thought the area resembled the English forests of the Robin Hood tales she had read about as a child.

[6][7] Englewood grew to include housing for 300 workers, and had its own company stores, sawmill, and school.

[7] Women worked at the mills in large numbers, mainly as weavers, while most supervisory positions were held by men.

[6] During the Great Depression, the Englewood mills were forced to close, and many of the town's residents joined various federal work programs.

Several mills and factories established operations at Englewood over subsequent decades, but most had shut down by the late 1990s.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

The Unicoi Mountains, part of the greater Blue Ridge Range, dominate the horizon to the south.

Tennessee State Highway 39 (South Niota Road and West Athens Street) connects Englewood to Athens, opposite the hills to the west and as Tellico Street, connects Englewood to Tellico Plains to the east.