Thorn Grove, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
36°00′14″N 83°41′42″W / 36.003971°N 83.695°W / 36.003971; -83.695CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyKnoxElevation1,001 ft (305 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
37871
Area code865FIPS code47093GNIS feature ID1304089[1]

Thorn Grove is an unincorporated community in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It is located 15.4 miles (24.8 km) east of Knoxville and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Midway. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Thorn Grove is located adjacent to the Interstate 40 interchange at Midway Road, with I-40 connecting the community to Downtown Knoxville, and Midway Road connecting the community to Midway.[2]

The interchange, along with tracts of land on Thorn Grove Pike and Midway Road were annexed by the City of Knoxville.[3]

History

Throughout its existence, Thorn Grove has been predominantly rural, residents of the community have cited to keep preserve bucolic lifestyle despite the construction of I-40 in the mid-20th century.[4]

Since its earliest proposals in the 2000s, Thorn Grove is the location of the long-argued Midway Business Park, a 345 acres (1.40 km2) commercial development project.[5]

The project, blocked by a 2008 lawsuit, was eventually approved for construction in 2015 by the Knox County Commission.[6] In late 2018, the business park broke ground, with a estimated completion date of its first phase in mid-2020.[7]

The first phase of the Midway Business Park is expected to have the potential to create an estimated 1,800 to 2,000 jobs in the region.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thorn Grove, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Google (July 25, 2020). "Thorn Grove, Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Knoxville - Knox County Base Map" (PDF). KGIS. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Barker, Scott (November 22, 2018). "Precinct Profile: Knox County #87". Knoxville Compass. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Midway Business Park". The Development Corporation of Knox County. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "MIDWAY BUSINESS PARK SET FOR CONSTRUCTION". East Tennessee Economic Development Agency. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Whetstone, Tyler (November 19, 2018). "Knox County to break ground on Midway Business Park". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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