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.- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Fountain City Park”
- Address: 117 Hotel Road, Knoxville, 37918
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 2½ miles south of Fountain City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Knoxville and Oakwood-Lincoln Park.
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.
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.
Fountain City
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.03718° or 36° 2′ 14″ northLongitude
-83.9324° or 83° 55′ 57″ westElevation
978 feet (298 metres)Open location code
868R23P9+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 308488795OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4623329
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In Other Languages
“Fountain City” goes by many names.
- French: “Fountain City”
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