Powell
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor, just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Ridge.- Type: Town with 13,800 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “Powell (TN)”, “Powell Station”, “Powell, Tennessee”, “Powell, TN”, “Powells Station”, and “پاول، تنسی”
- Postal code: 37849
Places of Interest
Highlights: Powell High School and Crown College.
Powell High School
School building
Powell High School is a public high school located in Powell, Tennessee, just north of Knoxville.
Airplane Service Station
Historic site
The Airplane Service Station, also known as the Powell… Airplane Service Station is situated 1½ miles south of Powell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heiskell and Claxton.
Heiskell
Suburb
Heiskell is an unincorporated community in Knox and Anderson counties, Tennessee, United States. Heiskell is situated 4 miles northwest of Powell.
Claxton
Hamlet
Claxton is an unincorporated community in Anderson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Claxton is situated 4½ miles west of Powell.
Fountain City
Suburb
Fountain City is a neighborhood in northern Knoxville, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Fountain City is situated 5 miles east of Powell.
Powell
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.03175° or 36° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
-84.02797° or 84° 1′ 41″ west
Population
13,800
Elevation
997 feet (304 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US TNO
Open location code
868Q2XJC+MR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Powell” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鮑威爾”
- Chinese: “鲍威尔”
- French: “Powell”
- Gilaki: “پاول (تنسي)”
- Gilaki: “پاول”
- Italian: “Powell”
- Ladin: “Powell”
- Persian: “پاول”
- South Azerbaijani: “پوول، تنسی”
- Volapük: “Powell”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Powell Heights and Ponderosa Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fire Station Number 21 and Powell Brickyard.
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