2016 Map of Mascot

About this map

The Holston River meanders through this East Tennessee landscape, defining the boundaries where Knox, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties meet. This riverine geography is punctuated by numerous shoals and islands, including McBees Shoals and Monday Island, which historically influenced the placement of early crossings and river-based industry. The settlement of Strawberry Plains serves as a central hub, surrounded by smaller communities such as Wyricktown and Mascot. High points like Bays Mountain and Edwards Knob overlook a terrain rich with ancestral markers, from the Holston View Memory Gardens to numerous family plots like the Foster Cem and McBee Cem. The layout of the roads, including Ruggles Ferry Pike and Old Rutledge Pike, reveals the established corridors of movement that have connected these ridge-and-valley communities for generations.