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What Country Was Knoxville In?

Knoxville (Tennessee, United States of America) lies within 4 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under United States, from 1914 to today. The earliest state recorded here is ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) (1492).

Who ruled Knoxville?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 101 BCEastern North American hunter-gatherers
100 BC – AD 499Unclaimed / no data
AD 500 – 1491Eastern North American hunter-gatherers
1492 – 1499ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East)
1500 – 1599Cherokee
1600 – 1782Yuchi
1783 – 1814United States of America
1815 – 1879United States
1880 – 1913United States of America
1914 – todayUnited States
Map showing Knoxville in 1945Knoxville
Border map for 1945. See the world in 1945.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

LivedPerson
1809 – 1865Abraham LincolnSixteenth president of the United States