Forks of the River

Forks of the River is a suburb in Knox, Tennessee. Forks of the River is situated nearby to the neighborhood Asbury, as well as near Marbledale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asbury United Methodist Church and Knoxville Downtown Island Airport.

Asbury United Methodist Church

Church

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

Asbury United Methodist Church, formerly known as Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is a historic church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport or Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport, often referred to as Island Home Airport, is a general aviation airport located approximately one-half mile east of downtown Knoxville, in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Knoxville Downtown Island Airport is situated 2 miles west of Forks of the River.

Holston Hills Country Club

Golf course

Holston Hills Country Club is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The clubhouse was built in 1927 and designed by the firm, Barber & McMurry. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross. Holston Hills Country Club is situated 2½ miles north of Forks of the River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Hopewell and South Knoxville.

New Hopewell

Hamlet

Photo: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The United States Geographic Names System classifies New Hopewell as a populated place. New Hopewell is situated 3 miles southeast of Forks of the River.

South Knoxville

Suburb

Photo: Miller17CU94, Public domain.

South Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that lies south of the Tennessee River. It is concentrated along Chapman Highway, Alcoa Highway, Maryville Pike, Sevierville Pike, and adjacent roads, and includes the neighborhoods of Lindbergh Forest, Island Home Park, Old Sevier, South Haven, Vestal, Lake Forest, South Woodlawn and Colonial Village. South Knoxville is situated 3½ miles west of Forks of the River.

Grandview

Hamlet

Grandview is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Grandview is 5 miles southeast of downtown Knoxville. Grandview is situated 3½ miles south of Forks of the River.

Forks of the River

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Fork of River”, “Forks of River”, “Gilliams Station”, “Mecklenberg”, and “Mecklenburg”
Category: locality
Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.95981° or 35° 57′ 35″ north

Longitude

-83.83768° or 83° 50′ 16″ west

Elevation

899 feet (274 metres)

Open location code

867RX556+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154126880

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

4623139

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