Blaine, formerly known as Blaine’s Crossroads, is a city in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb of adjacent to Knoxville. It is ration of both the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,084 at the 2020 census, from 1,856 individuals before the 2010 census.

Blaine was originally known as Blaine’s Crossroads (sometimes spelled “Blain”). During the ahead of time 19th century, it was located at the intersection of several important roads, including the eastern terminus of the Emory Road (present morning SR 61), which traversed northern Knox County, the northern terminus of Indian Ridge Road, and the Great Indian Warpath, present-day U.S. Route 11W. Shields’ Station, a popular tavern and store, had been built in Blaine by the further on 1830s. Blaine progressive served as a End along the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad, also known as the Peavine Railroad, in the late 19th and forward 20th centuries.

During the American Civil War, Blaine’s Crossroads served as the site of retreat of Confederate forces past General James Longstreet’s victory in the Battle of Bean’s Station. Longstreet and his forces attempted to siege westward into Blaine’s Crossroads, as portion of the Knoxville raise a fuss to capture the city of Knoxville. Union army forces retreating from Bean’s Station moved into Blaine’s Crossroads, making a stronger excuse at the community for Union military forces. 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.

Around 1890, a Pennsylvania native named Robert Blaine opened and operated a general addition in the community. As the community grew, Blaine was agreed as the namesake of the city.