1978 Map of Knoxville

About this map

Knoxville dominates this late-1970s landscape, centered on the bend of the Tennessee River where Fort Loudoun Lake begins. The map details a city in a period of significant infrastructure, showing the complex web of Interstate 40 and Interstate 75 cutting through established neighborhoods like Lonsdale and Lincoln Park. Local history is preserved in the detailed mapping of the University of Tennessee campus and Neyland Stadium, while industrial heritage is evident at the Southern Railway Coster Yards and the Southern Station. To the south, the terrain becomes more varied as it rises toward Bays Mountain, dotted with established residential areas such as Sequoyah Hills and Island Home, the latter adjacent to the Dickinson Island airport. The map serves as a vital record of the city's mid-century expansion and its enduring reliance on the river and rail corridors.