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, and was the eastern terminus of the Emory Road, which traversed northern Knox County. The community was likely named for Robert Blaine, who lived near the crossroads. 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’. Excerpt from the Blaine Tennnessee Wikiedia page

List of Mayors

• J.W. Speegle 1978-1980
• Eddie Earl 1980-1982
• William Newman 1982-1984
• Billy P. Freeman 1984-1987
• W. Adrian Cameron 1987-1989
• Eddie Hamilton 1989-1993
• Vickie Vineyard 1993-2005
• Patsy McElhaney 2005-2018
• Marvin Braden 2018-present