Editing Blaine, Tennessee

{{Short description|Knoxville suburb and city in Grainger County, Tennessee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Blaine, Tennessee
| official_name                   = 
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = "The City With Determination"<!-- Images -->
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| image_caption                   = Blaine City Hall and Library
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| map_caption                     = Location of Blaine in Grainger County, Tennessee.
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| map_caption1                    = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes            = <ref name="mtas">{{cite web |last1=University of Tennessee |first1=Municipal Technical Advisory Service |title=Blaine |url=http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/blaine |website=Municipal Technical Advisory Service |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
| government_type                 = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-council]]
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Marvin Braden
| leader_title1                   = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1                    = Darrell Williams
| leader_title2                   = City Council
| leader_name2                    = {{Collapsible list
|title = List of Councilmen
|frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
|list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
|1 = Darrell Williams
|2 = Gabe Black
|3 = James Copeland
|4 = Earl Dunn
|5 = Michael Fennell
|6 = Michael Hopson
|7 = Patsy McElhaney
|8 = Charlie McKnight
}}
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = 1978<ref name="mtas"/>

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 24.69
| area_land_km2                   = 24.65
| area_water_km2                  = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi                = 9.53
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 9.52
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.02

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total                = 2084
| population_density_km2          = 84.55
| population_density_sq_mi        = 219.00

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name="gnis"/>
| elevation_ft                    = 1037
| elevation_m                     = 316
| coordinates                     = {{coord|36|9|3|N|83|42|2|W|region:US-TN|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 37709
| area_code                       = [[Area code 865|865]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 47-06340<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2403874<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|2403874|City of Blaine}}</ref>
| website                         = https://www.blainetn.gov/
| footnotes                       = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
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| population_est                  = 
| other_name                      = formerly Blaine's Crossroads
| named_for                       = Robert Blaine<ref name="placename">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Larry |title=Tennessee Place Names |date=2001 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=0-253-33984-7 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg=PA14 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec2                = [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Route]]
| blank2_info_sec2                = [[File: US 11W.svg|23px|link=U.S. Route 11W]]
}}
'''Blaine''', formerly known as '''Blaine's Crossroads''',<ref name="burr"/> is a city in [[Grainger County, Tennessee]], United States,<ref name="gnis"/> and a [[suburb]] of neighboring [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Kevin |title=Grainger County |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/grainger-county/ |website=Tennessee Encyclopedia |access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> It is part of both the [[Knoxville metropolitan area|Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and the [[Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 2,084 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4706340| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blaine town, Tennessee| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 23, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
Blaine was originally known as Blaine's Crossroads (sometimes spelled "Blain"). During the early 19th century, it was located at the intersection of several important roads,<ref name="burr">David H. Burr, "[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3950.rr002240 Map of Kentucky and Tennessee Exhibiting the Post Offices, Post Roads, Canals, Rail Roads, etc.]," ''The American Atlas'' (J. Arrowsmith: 1839). Accessed at the Library of Congress American Memory Collection, 2015.</ref> including the eastern terminus of the Emory Road (present day [[Tennessee State Route 61|SR 61]]), which traversed northern [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]],<ref>Tennessee Historical Commission marker 1B8, "Emory Road."  Accessed: July 18, 2015.</ref> the northern terminus of Indian Ridge Road, and the [[Great Indian Warpath]], present-day [[U.S. Route 11W]].<ref name="burr"/> [[Shields' Station]], a popular tavern and store, had been built in Blaine by the early 1830s. Blaine later served as a stop along the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, also known as the Peavine Railroad, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>Carroll Van West, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh11WlwYe9wC&q=blaine+tennessee+peavine Tennessee's Historic Landscapes]'' (University of Tennessee Press, 1995), p. 168.</ref>

During the [[American Civil War]], Blaine's Crossroads served as the site of retreat of [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] forces following General [[James Longstreet]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Bean's Station]].<ref name="bosse">{{cite web |last1=Bosse |first1=Tom |title=Blaine's Crossroads |website=The Historical Marker Database |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=100816 |access-date=December 28, 2020 |date=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Longstreet and his forces attempted to siege westward into Blaine's Crossroads, as part of the [[Knoxville campaign]] to capture the city of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name="bosse"/> [[Union Army|Union]] army forces retreating from Bean's Station moved into Blaine's Crossroads, making a stronger defense at the community for Union military forces.<ref name="bosse"/> Overmatched by the strength of the Union Army, Longstreet and his forces retreated at Blaine's Crossroads, ending the Confederacy's attempt at controlling Knoxville.<ref name="bosse"/>

Around 1890, a [[Pennsylvania]] native named Robert Blaine opened and operated a [[general store]] in the community. As the community grew, Blaine was chosen as the namesake of the city.<ref name="placename"/>

In the late 19th to the early 20th century, Blaine was a stop on the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, commonly known by locals as the "Peavine Railroad."<ref name="peavine">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh11WlwYe9wC&pg=PA166 |title=Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide |first=Carroll Van |last=West | pages=166–167 |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |year=1995 |isbn=9780870498817}}</ref> The line ran from the City of [[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]] in [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen County]], through the Richland Valley to the bedroom community of [[Corryton, Tennessee|Corryton]], north of Blaine in unincorporated Knox County.<ref name="peavine"/> With the creation of the railroad, Blaine saw a significant change from a small turnpike town, to a bustling railroad town.<ref name="peavine"/>

On December 31, 1952, [[country music]] singer [[Hank Williams]] was spotted during his last ride in Blaine following his departure from the [[Andrew Johnson Hotel]] in downtown Knoxville.<ref name="hanksr"/> Falling severely ill after a dinner at the hotel, Williams asked his driver, Charles Carr, drive him from Knoxville to [[Charleston, West Virginia]] for a concert in the same day.<ref name="hanksr"/> Arriving in Blaine, Williams' car was stopped by a [[Tennessee Highway Patrol]] trooper for speeding.<ref name="hanksr"/> The state trooper had seen Williams lying motionless in the back of the car during the stop and assumed that he was dead.<ref name="hanksr"/> Carr insisted that Williams was sedated from a Knoxville doctor's order. The trooper fined Carr $25 for speeding, and later paid this fine at the Grainger County Courthouse in Rutledge.<ref name="hanksr">{{cite book |last1=Goodson |first1=Steve |last2=Anderson |first2=David |editor1-last=Anderson |editor1-first=David |editor2-last=Huber |editor2-first=Patrick |editor3-last=Goodson |editor3-first=Steve |title=The Hank Williams Reader |date=January 31, 2014 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780199349890 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0KeAgAAQBAJ |access-date=January 5, 2021 |chapter=Mystery Shrouds Death of Singer Hank Williams}}</ref>

In 1978, [[waste management]] company [[Browning-Ferris Industries]] announced plans for a large [[Landfills in the United States|sanitary landfill]] to service the needs of Knoxville in Blaine. The proposal would prompt community members to petition and vote to [[Municipal corporation|incorporate]] Blaine into a city in the same year. Blaine residents would also use acts of vandalism (notably [[arson]]) and violence against Browning-Ferris and construction companies contracted to build the landfill to [[NIMBY|oppose the project]]. The largest of these acts resulted in the destruction of the Knoxville office of Browning-Ferris via bomb, costing the company $50,000.<ref name="blast">{{cite news |title=Blast Ends Landfill Plans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=6967108 |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=[[Kingsport Times-News]] |date=May 30, 1978 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

In 2007, the city received $520,560 in funding from the [[Economic Development Administration]], and $867,600 towards developing the city's [[sewage treatment]] system for proposed commercial and industrial sites.<ref name="EDA">{{cite web |title=Summary of EDA Investments |url=http://www.eda.gov/NewsEvents/NewInvestments.xml |website=Economic Development Administration |access-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003031843/http://www.eda.gov/NewsEvents/NewInvestments.xml |archive-date=October 3, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The project created nearly 175 jobs in the city and the potential of $12.525 million in private investment.<ref name="EDA"/> In 2010, the Blaine City Council moved forward with the sewer project despite previous hurdles with [[NIMBY|local opposition]].<ref name="hurdle">{{cite news |last1=Womack |first1=Barbara |title=Blaine crosses sewer hurdle |url=http://graingertoday.com/ |access-date=August 11, 2020 |work=Grainger Today |date=October 20, 2010}}</ref>

==Geography==
Blaine is located in the southwest corner of Grainger County at {{coord|36|9|3|N|83|42|2|W|type:city}} (36.150854, -83.700443).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated around the intersection of [[U.S. Route 11W]] (Rutledge Pike), [[Tennessee State Route 61]], and  Indian Ridge Road. The city is southeast of the point where Grainger, [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]], and [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]] counties meet. [[Clinch Mountain]] and adjacent ridges rise prominently to the north and northeast, and [[House Mountain (Knox County, Tennessee)|House Mountain]] is visible to the southwest.

It is {{convert|14|mi}} southwest of [[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]], the county seat, {{convert|12|mi}} southeast of [[Maynardville, Tennessee|Maynardville]], and {{convert|19|mi}} northeast of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]. Blaine is connected to Knoxville and Rutledge via U.S. Route 11W and Maynardville via TN-61.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|24.3|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1147
|1990= 1326
|2000= 1585
|2010= 1856
|2020= 2084
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Blaine racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4706340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,942
| 93.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 20
| 0.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 7
| 0.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 69
| 3.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 43
| 2.06%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,084 people, 815 households, and 613 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,585 people, 636 households, and 478 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|179.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 680 housing units at an average density of {{convert|77.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 636 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,677, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $26,213 versus $20,707 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,587. About 11.7% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 27.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
In its retail and commercial markets, Blaine has a small amount of restaurants, stores and professional services. A [[Food City (K-VA-T)|Food City]] supermarket that opened in 2015,<ref name="culver">{{cite news |last1=Culver |first1=Annie |title=Food City breaks ground on new location in Blaine |url=https://www.wate.com/news/food-city-breaks-ground-on-new-location-in-blaine/ |access-date=September 8, 2020 |work=[[WATE-TV]] |date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> is the only grocery store in Blaine.<ref name="businesses">{{cite web |last1=City of Blaine, Tennessee |title=City Businesses |url=https://www.blainetn.gov/city-businesses/ |website=blainetn.gov |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref>

Economic growth and development has appeared to make significant gains in the city after the construction of sewage treatment plant on the easternmost part of the city near the unincorporated community of [[Lea Springs, Tennessee|Lea Springs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blaine to apply for sewer grant |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/2020/02/25/blaine-to-apply-for-sewer-grant/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |work=Grainger Today |date=February 25, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=City of Blaine, Tennessee |title=AGREEMENT FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF WASTEWATER SYSTEM |url=https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/system/files/knowledgebase/original/Agreement%20for%20Operations%2C%20Maintenance%20and%20Management%20Services%20of%20Wastewater%20System.pdf |website=mtas.tennessee.edu |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> Since the wastewater system project's completion in the early 2010s, Blaine has seen a massive boost in commercial development and population growth, both of which were contributed to the project, the planning of a business park site,<ref name="industrial">{{cite news |last1=Flory |first1=Josh |title=Industrial sites under preparation |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=September 22, 2008}}</ref> and the city's proximity to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] appealing to [[Commuting|commuters]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=East Tennessee Economic Development Agency |title=Blaine Business Park |url=https://www.eteda.org/lib/file/manager/Properties/Grainger_Blaine_Bus_Park.pdf |website=eteda.org |access-date=June 18, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Womack |first1=Barbara |title=Blaine FY 2020-21 budget passes first reading |url=https://www.graingertoday.com/news/blaine-fy-2020-21-budget-passes-first-reading/article_7f5018fe-9a38-11ea-aad6-5f96fe35c6fb.html |access-date=June 18, 2020 |work=Grainger Today |date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Historic sites===
* [[Lea Springs]] (located east of town in ZIP code)
* [[Richland (Blaine, Tennessee)|Richland]]
* [[Shields' Station]]
* Janeway Cabin<ref name="bossecabin">{{cite web |last1=Bosse |first1=Tom |title=Janeway Cabin |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=100480 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=December 28, 2020 |date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
* Emory Road<ref name="raby">{{cite web |last1=Raby |first1=Donald |title=Emory Road |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=32039 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

==Government==
Blaine uses the [[mayor-council government|mayor-council]] system, which was established in 1978 when the city was incorporated. It is governed locally by a nine-member city council.<ref name="mtas"/>

The citizens elect the mayor and eight council members to four-year terms. The board elects a vice mayor from among the eight council members.

===List of mayors===
{{hidden begin
|title = List of mayors of Blaine, Tennessee<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.blainetn.gov/about/ |website=City of Blaine |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
|titlestyle = background:#F8F8FF;width:80%
}}
* J.W. Speegle, 1978-1980
* Eddie Earl, 1980-1982
* William Newman, 1982-1984
* Billy Freeman, 1984-1987
* W. Adrian Cameron, 1987-1989
* Eddie Hamilton, 1989-1993
* Vickie Vineyard, 1993-2005
* Patsy McElhaney, 2005–2018
* Marvin Braden, 2018–present
{{hidden end}}

Blaine is represented in the 35th District of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] by [[Jerry Sexton (politician)|Jerry Sexton]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Representative Jerry Sexton |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/members/h35.html |website=capitol.tn.gov |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

It is represented in the 8th District of the [[Tennessee Senate]] by [[Frank S. Niceley|Frank Niceley]], also a Republican.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Frank S. Niceley |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/S8.html |website=capitol.tn.gov |access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

Blaine is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Tim Burchett]] of the [[Tennessee's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burchett.house.gov/about/our-district|title=Our District|website=Conrgessman Tim Burchett|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Utilities===
Knoxville Utilities Board provides electricity to Blaine and parts of its outskirts inside the Blaine zip code, 37709.<ref name="kub">{{cite web |title=Service Areas |url=https://www.kub.org/about/about-kub/kub-service-areas/ |website=Knoxville Utilities Board |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District (LBCUD) provides municipal water services to Blaine.<ref name="lbcabout">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://lbcud.com/about/ |website=Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

The City of Blaine operates and owns its wastewater treatment system and plant, with the LBCUD contracted to perform the billing and collection for sewer services and its fees.<ref name="lbcsewer">{{cite web |title=Blaine Sewer Rates |url=http://lbcud.com/blaine-sewer-rates-2/ |website=Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

===Transportation===
All U.S. routes and state routes in Blaine are maintained by the [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT) in TDOT Region 1, which consists of 24 counties in [[East Tennessee]].<ref name="tdot">{{cite web |title=Find Information |url=https://www.tn.gov/tdot/find-local-information.html |website=Tennessee Department of Transportation |access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> Streets, sidewalks, and greenways in the Blaine city limits are the City of Blaine Public Works Department.<ref name="citymap">{{cite web |title=Blaine |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/city-maps/city-maps-a-d/map-city-Blaine.pdf |website=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

====Principal highways====
* {{Jct|state=TN|US|11W}} (Rutledge Pike)
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|1}} (concurrent to US 11W)
* {{Jct|state=TN|TN|61}}

====Major surface routes====
* Emory Road (Old SR 61)
* Indian Ridge Road
* Little Valley Road 
* Old Rutledge Pike
* Richland Road
* Stoutown Road

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Blaine, Tennessee}}
* {{Official website|https://www.blainetn.gov}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/3EE56ED212361CE385256AF7005EDA0A?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Blaine] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

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