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Farragut, Tennessee

Updated August 6, 2024

Greetings from Farragut, Tennessee!

Farragut Tennessee is a charming suburban town known for its parks, trails, shopping, and dining. 🏔️

Farragut is located in Knox and Loudon counties in the State of Tennessee. The town’s population was 23,506 at the 2020 census and it’s included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area.

The town is named in honor of Union Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut at Campbell’s Station in 1801, and fought in the American Civil War.

The Community of Farragut, Tennessee

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History

History of the Farragut Area – Civil War Hero and America’s First Admiral

Although it’s a bit hard to read, you can get the gist of the history of the Farragut area from the image above.

The area was originally known as Campbell’s Station after a fort and stage coach station erected by Captain David Campbell (1753–1832) in 1787.

Campbell's Station Country Store, Farragut, Tennessee — KFlanz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The brick Campbell’s Station Inn was built in 1810 and still stands on Kingston Pike within sight of the Farragut Town Hall.

The Civil War Battle of Campbell’s Station was fought there on November 16, 1863.

Civil War history includes the Battle of Campbell Station, which took place on Nov. 16, 1863, and was fought on land surrounding the Farragut Town Hall.

This decisive battle involved Burnside’s Union forces defeating Longstreet’s Confederate forces as they marched toward Knoxville.

The historic unincorporated village of Concord (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) was founded in 1854 just east of what would become the eastern boundary of Farragut.

Concord is located on the main rail line to Atlanta and main channel of the Tennessee River, and was an important transloading center for the Tennessee marble industry in the late 19th century.

Picturesque buildings and antebellum homes sit along the river, as well as several very old churches.

The original Farragut High School was built by the community in 1904, and moved to its current location in 1976.

Some parts of Farragut are zoned for Hardin Valley Academy in the neighboring suburb of Hardin Valley, built in 2008.

In early December 1979, the Knoxville City Council would vote to annex right-of-way acreage of I-40 in the Farragut area, prompting community residents to petition an incorporation election.

On January 16, 1980, Farragut would vote to incorporate as a town preventing further annexation by Knoxville, which was trying to shore up its tax base by annexing affluent communities along Kingston Pike.

The effort was led by a group of citizens who called themselves the Farragut Community Group. The first mayor, Bob Leonard, was elected April 1, 1980, along with four aldermen.

Alderman Eddy Ford became mayor in 1993 and served in that position until April 2009, when he failed to win re-election, losing to Dr. Ralph McGill, another of the original founders of the town government.

Farragut Town Hall Tennessee — Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Farragut, TN Real Estate Trends as of March 2024

Affordability of Living in Farragut, TN

The median home value is $646,520 up from $635,901 in June 2022.
As of March 27, 2024, there are 9 new home listings and 70 homes for sale in Farragut.

Average Home Value in Farragut, TN, by Home Size

Home Size	Home Value
1 bedroom	N/A
2 bedrooms	$364,787
3 bedrooms	$499,335
4 bedrooms	$696,981

Trends and affordability stats are provided by third party data sources.

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Geography

Farragut is located at 35°52′39″N 84°10′25″W (35.877511, -84.173548).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42.1 km2), of which 16.1 square miles (41.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.05%) is water.

The town of Farragut is bound to the north by I-40/75, except at Campbell Station Road, Snyder Road, and the Outlets Drive area; to the south by Turkey Creek Road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad line; to the west at the Loudon County line; and to the east by Lovell Road (on the north side of Kingston Pike and Thornton Heights) and Concord Hills subdivisions (on the south side of Kingston Pike).

Farragut is situated in a hilly area between Blackoak Ridge to the north and the Tennessee River (Fort Loudoun Lake) to the south.

Its municipal area is mostly located south of the merged Interstate 40 (I-40)/I-75, with the exception of a few neighborhoods. Kingston Pike, a merged stretch of U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and US 11, traverses the town.

Concord lies immediately southeast of Farragut, and Hardin Valley lies opposite Blackoak Ridge to the north. The unincorporated community of Dixie Lee Junction lies along Kingston Pike, just across the Loudon County line.

Avery Russell House

The Avery Russell House, also called the Martin-Russell House or the Campbell Station Inn, is a historic home located at 11409 Kingston Pike in Farragut, Tennessee, United States.

The Federal-style two story brick structure was built by Samuel Martin as an inn around 1835, on the site of David Campbell’s 1787 blockhouse.

Just before the Civil War, the inn was sold to Avery Russell, who then used it as a family residence.

It remained in the Russell family for six generations. During the Battle of Campbell’s Station in 1863, the house served as a temporary hospital.

Although it has had several alterations, the house remains an example of rural East Tennessee architecture. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Parks and Recreation

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Statue at the Farragut Folklife Museum

Libby Guthrie, Barbie, and the Admiral Farragut Statue

“Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” – Admiral David Glasgow Farragut

In March of 2022 Libby, Ken, and our dog Barbie visited the museum and the Admiral Farragut Statue. You should definitely check out the museum if you are in the area. You can find out more about it at https://www.townoffarragut.org/186/Farragut-Museum.

Dedicated in 2010, the Farragut Memorial Plaza features a life-plus sized bronze statue, Civil War era cannons on loan from the U.S. Naval Yard, and historical markers with information about Admiral Farragut’s life. It’s incredible to see close up.

The history of Farragut is fascinating! I bet you’ve hear the phrase, “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. Yes, that was Admiral Farragut.

The museum and plaza are at:
11408 Municipal Center Drive
Farragut, TN 37934

More Parks and Rec

There are a number of parks open right now, with more planned in the near future. Click on the thumbnail image to view the full-sized park image.

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FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about Farragut, Tennessee

Q. Is Farragut Tennessee a good place to live?
A. Farragut is in Knox County and is one of the best places to live in Tennessee. Living in Farragut offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. Many retirees live in Farragut and residents tend to lean conservative. The public schools in Farragut are highly rated.

Q. What is Farragut Tennessee known for?
A. Civil War history includes the Battle of Campbell Station, which took place on Nov. 16, 1863, and was fought on land surrounding the Farragut Town Hall. This decisive battle involved Burnside’s Union forces defeating Longstreet’s Confederate forces as they marched toward Knoxville.

Q. Does Farragut TN have property tax?
A. The Town of Farragut does not have a municipal property tax. Farragut residents pay the same property tax as other Knox County residents, $2.32 per $100 of assessed property value. Property is assessed at 25% of the residential market value and 40% of the commercial market value.

Details about Farragut, Tennessee

It has an elevation of 873 ft
Population (in 2020) is 23,506, with an estimate (in 2021) of 23,778
The time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) and in Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
The ZIP codes are 37922 and 37934, and the Area code is 865

Definition of Farragut

noun

United States admiral David Farragut (1801-1870) who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War.

Additional Resources

Find out more about the town of Farragut at https://www.townoffarragut.org/

Find our more about Farragut parks here.

Farragut Tennessee on Wikipedia.

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Communities

East Tennessee, USA

Map of Tennessee with Time Zones – the black bounding line indicated East Tennessee

White East Tennessee is not a community as such, for this article we will treat it as one.

East Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. Geographically and socioculturally distinct, it comprises approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The Largest city is Knoxville and the demonym for residents is East Tennessean.

East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely Bledsoe, Cumberland, and Marion.

East Tennessee is entirely located within the Appalachian Mountains, although the landforms range from densely forested 6,000-foot mountains to broad river valleys.

The region contains the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee’s third and fourth largest cities, respectively, and the Tri-Cities, the state’s sixth largest population center.

We feature many photos from our trip in the section below. If you want to see any of them in a larger format, just click on that image.

Libby and Ken’s East Tennessee Anniversary Trip

The Historic RT Lodge in Maryville Tennessee

On March 30th, 2023 we celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary with a trip to various locations in East Tennessee that we had been wanting to visit.

Our first stop was the RT Lodge in Maryville. All the facilities and grounds are exceptional! A very lovely and peaceful place to relax.

The Lodge and property were once a part of Maryville College. It was built in the early 1930’s.

The Historic RT Lodge in Maryville Tennessee - View 2 — Here is another view of the RT Lodge

In the late 1990’s, the Ruby Tuesday restaurant franchise purchased the lodge for a company retreat and named it the RT Lodge. As time went by, additional buildings were built, and the lodge converted to a public lodge and restaurant.

A local group of investors purchased the lodge from Ruby Tuesday in 2021 and has been running it since.

All the facilities and grounds are exceptional! A very lovely and peaceful place to relax!

The restaurant was first class! The food was great! We already have a review of the restaurant which you can read here.

The next day of we finally got to spend some time and see some of the history of East Tennessee.

First we visited the “Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center” in Townsend, Tennessee. Townsend in located right on the border of “The Great Smoky Mountain National Park.”

Inside the gallery of the center is a very nice museum. It is full of artifacts of the area going back to prehistoric times.

Exhibits included how native Indians lived over the centuries as well a how settlers lived over time into the mid 1900’s.

Then, outside is a walking tour of actual historic buildings that have been moved here. Some with additional exhibits in them as well.

John Walker (no relation to Johnnie Walker)

Below is a bed in a cabin early 1800’s made by John Walker. It has a straw mattress the quilt is homemade from that period as well.

John Walker's Straw Mattress — John Walker’s Straw Mattress

And below is a cantilevered pole barn from the 1820’s. The overhang would shelter livestock from the rain and sun. We saw some photos of these barns that were cantilevered all the way around.

Charles Williams and His Still

The history of the Smoky Mountains is chock full of tales of moonshine! In one of the out-buildings is this actual still.

Charles Williams' Still — Charles Williams’ Still

“You are viewing one of the best kept secrets of the Smoky Mountains—an infamous still, whose ingenious underground location kept law enforcement officers and revenuers searching for it unsuccessfully for years!

The still was built in 1960 by Charles J. Williams and his family, of Carrs Creek, who kept the entire operation hidden under his shed. It is on extended loan to the museum by his son, Mike Williams.

Especially during the Great Depression, the production and sale of liquor (known also as “white lighting,” “moonshine,” or “good ole mountain dew”) was a source of income which provided food and clothing for many of the mountain families of East Tennessee.

This was especially true in Mr. Williams’ case. Using a family recipe passed down from Irish relatives, his divorced mother resorted to making liquor in order to supply her family with the basics needed for survival.”

Ken's First Convertible — Ken’s First Convertible 😁

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The John Oliver Place

After the Heritage Center, there was still time in the day and we wondered about Cade’s Cove in the National Park.

Cade’s Cove is full of historic old buildings and has beautiful scenery and lot’s of wildlife. It is also the most visited section of the park.

During the tourist season the eleven mile loop road will be bumper to bumper the whole way with cars from all over the country.

We thought we might have a shot of less traffic at this time of year and headed on up there. We were right! It was lighter traffic.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. The road is one way. You go the speed of the slowest car in front of you until you can get to a place to park.

Here’s the John Oliver Place and its story:

The John Oliver Place Plaque – click to view full sized

John and Lucretia Oliver, the original owners of the cabin, were the first permanent white settlers in Cades Cove. When they moved to Cades Cove in the 1820s, the only road into the cove was a primitive trail and there was not a working grist mill.

In the absence of a grist mill, the Olivers had to beat corn into cornmeal using only a mortar and pestle. During the early years, Lucretia feared she would starve to death.

Now, the Oliver cabin is one of the most visited historical structures in the National Park. The cabin is held together by gravity and notched corners – it does not need pegs or nails to hold it together.

Although the National Park Service eventually took control of the structure, it was one of the last historical structures to be vacated. The cabin remained in the Oliver family for over 100 years!

John Oliver Cabin 2 — Libby in front of the Cabin

View From Oliver Cabin — View from the John Oliver Cabin

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The Dan Lawson Place

Here’s the Dan Lawson Place. The main house and barn are in pretty rough shape. That’s the main house above and that’s Ken standing by the smokehouse below.

In 1856, Dan Lawson constructed a cabin on land that had originally belonged to his father-in-law, Peter Cable. What makes this cabin unique for the 1850s in the Smoky Mountains is the presence of a brick chimney.

The bricks used were handmade on the property, as was common in Cades Cove at the time. It’s believed that Peter Cable, who worked as a carpenter, assisted Dan Lawson in building the cabin, given the exquisite woodwork and architectural details.

The original cabin was made from logs, dating back to before the Civil War, but it underwent modifications over the years, including the addition of sawed lumber.

Lawson gradually expanded his land holdings, eventually owning a substantial stretch of land that extended from one ridge to another. ⛰️

In later years, the cabin was enlarged, adding a second story and a porch.

This porch served as the location for the post office that operated from his home. Additionally, the Dan Lawson Place property included a corn crib 🌽 and a smokehouse.

You can visit the Dan Lawsone Place in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN 37882

The History of East Tennessee

If you’re into history, the state of Tennessee is for you, particularly East Tennessee!

During the American Civil War, many East Tennesseans remained loyal to the Union even as the state seceded and joined the Confederacy.

Early in the war, Unionist delegates unsuccessfully attempted to split East Tennessee into a separate state that would remain as part of the Union.

After the war, a number of industrial operations were established in cities in the region.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), created by Congress during the Great Depression in the 1930s, spurred economic development and helped to modernize the region’s economy and society.

The TVA would become the nation’s largest public utility provider. Today, the TVA’s administrative operations are headquartered in Knoxville and its power operations are based in Chattanooga.

Oak Ridge was the site of the world’s first successful uranium enrichment operations, which were used to construct the world’s first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on Imperial Japan at the end of World War II.

The Appalachian Regional Commission further transformed the region in the late 20th century.

East Tennessee Geography

East Tennessee is both geographically and culturally part of Appalachia.

Along with Western North Carolina, North Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, and Southwestern Pennsylvania, East Tennessee has been included in every major definition of the Appalachian region since the early 20th century.

East Tennessee is home to the nation’s most visited national park— the Great Smoky Mountains National Park— and hundreds of smaller recreational areas.

East Tennessee is often considered the birthplace of country music, due largely to the 1927 Victor recording sessions in Bristol, and throughout the 20th and 21st centuries has produced a steady stream of musicians of national and international fame.

This may seem counterintuitive as Nashville is not in East Tennessee but rather the central region.

The major cities of East Tennessee are Knoxville, which is near the geographic center of the region; Chattanooga*, which is in southeastern Tennessee at the Georgia border; and the “Tri-Cities” of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport, located in the extreme northeastern most part of the state.

Of the ten metropolitan statistical areas in Tennessee designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), six are in East Tennessee.

Also designated by the OMB in East Tennessee are the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens and Tri-Cities combined statistical areas.

* Chattanooga Choo Choo

Song by Glenn Miller Orchestra – 1941

Pardon me, boy
Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?

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We hope you enjoyed the trip to East Tennessee!

Come visit us in person the next time you’re in our neck of the woods.

~ Libby and Ken

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