Blaine, TN

united states

Blaine is a small East Tennessee town of 3,200 people along US Highway 11W in Grainger County. It's 45 miles northeast of Knoxville via US 11W, with easy interstate access from I-81 Exit 23. The town sits in rolling hills near Cherokee National Forest, serving as a gateway to outdoor recreation at Norris Dam State Park and Cherokee Lake. Blaine lies along the historic Wilderness Road corridor where Daniel Boone and early settlers traveled through this natural Appalachian gap.