Farragut

History

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. 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. 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, antebellum homes as well as several very old churches sit along the river. 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. 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, an original founders of the town government.

Geography

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's 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.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  30,975
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  25,612
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  25,593
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  25,411
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,718
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  23,345
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  22,066
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,830

Largest nearby schools

• Hardin Valley Academy
  High · Knoxville · 2,112 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Farragut High School
  High · Knoxville · 2,096 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Bearden High School
  High · Knoxville · 1,997 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Hardin Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Knoxville · 1,415 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Karns High School
  High · Knoxville · 1,394 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Farragut Middle School
  Middle · Knoxville · 1,328 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Cedar Bluff Elementary
  Elementary · Knoxville · 1,226 students · 15:1 ratio
• Karns Elementary
  Elementary · Knoxville · 1,210 students · 14.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2026-01-04
  11 km SW of Middlesboro, Kentucky
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-19
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• M 2.57 — 2025-07-10
  2 km E of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-10
  21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2024-08-05
  4 km SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee
• M 2.58 — 2024-02-29
  9 km NNW of Graysville, Tennessee