Fountain City
Fountain City is a neighborhood in northern Knoxville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Although not a census-designated place, the populations of the two ZIP codes that serve Fountain City— 37918 and 37912— were 36,815 and 18,695, respectively, as of the 2000 U.S. census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fountain City, Knoxville”, “Fountain City, Tennessee”, and “Fountian Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central High School and Sharp’s Ridge.
Central High School
School building
Central High School is a public high school located at 5321 Jacksboro Pike in the Fountain City neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee, operated by the Knox County school system.
Sharp’s Ridge
Protected area
Sharp's Ridge is a steep ridge in Knoxville, Tennessee, north of the city's downtown. A 111-acre area of the 7-mile ridge is maintained as Sharp's Ridge Memorial Park, a city park dedicated to the honor of the area's war veterans. Sharp’s Ridge is situated 2 miles south of Fountain City.
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Church
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church is a historic church at 3120 Pershing Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. The church is a brick-veneered frame building that was built in 1926. Lincoln Park United Methodist Church is situated 2½ miles south of Fountain City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakwood-Lincoln Park and North Knoxville.
Oakwood-Lincoln Park
Neighborhood
Oakwood-Lincoln Park is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States that was developed in the early 20th century as two suburban neighborhoods. Oakwood-Lincoln Park is situated 2½ miles south of Fountain City.
North Knoxville
Suburb
North Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, that lies north of the city's downtown area. It is concentrated around Broadway, Clinton Highway, Tazewell Pike, Washington Pike, and adjacent roads, and includes the neighborhoods of Fountain City, Inskip-Norwood, Oakwood-Lincoln Park, Old North Knoxville, Fourth and Gill, North Hills, and Whittle Springs. North Knoxville is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fountain City.
Old North Knoxville
Neighborhood
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Old North Knoxville is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located just north of the city's downtown area. Initially established as the town of North Knoxville in 1889, the area was a prominent suburb for Knoxville's upper middle and professional classes until the 1950s. Old North Knoxville is situated 3½ miles south of Fountain City.
Fountain City
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.03203° or 36° 1′ 55″ northLongitude
-83.93741° or 83° 56′ 15″ westElevation
984 feet (300 metres)Open location code
868R23J7+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 153979979OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fountain City” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fountain City”
- French: “Fountain City”
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