Lonsdale
Lonsdale is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city's downtown area. Established in the late-19th century as a land development project, Lonsdale incorporated as a separate city in 1907, and was annexed by Knoxville in 1917.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lonsdale, Knoxville, Tennessee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rule High School and Sharp’s Ridge.
Rule High School
School
Rule High School was a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. It opened in 1927 and closed in 1991. It was named for William Rule, founder of The Knoxville Journal and Mayor of Knoxville in 1873 and from 1898 to 1899.
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.
Middlebrook
Manor estate
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Middlebrook is a historic house located at 4001 Middlebrook Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was constructed circa 1845 by Gideon Morgan Hazen, and is one of the oldest existing frame residences in Knoxville. Middlebrook is situated 2 miles southwest of Lonsdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakwood-Lincoln Park and Mechanicsville.
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 1½ miles northeast of Lonsdale.
Mechanicsville
Suburb
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Mechanicsville is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city's downtown area. One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Mechanicsville was established in the late 1860s for skilled laborers working in the many factories that sprang up along Knoxville's periphery. Mechanicsville is situated 2 miles southeast of Lonsdale.
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 2 miles east of Lonsdale.
Lonsdale
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.98564° or 35° 59′ 8″ northLongitude
-83.95713° or 83° 57′ 26″ westElevation
965 feet (294 metres)Open location code
867RX2PV+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 154028284OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Lonsdale” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lonsdale”
- French: “Lonsdale”
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