Friendsville, Tennessee

About Friendsville

Friendsville is a tiny community in eastern Tennessee with an estimated population of 920.

Friendsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.84 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 324 residents per square mile.

📰 Friendsville News Today

• Crews respond to Friendsville house fire WBIR · Mar 2
• Donna Robbins Shanks Obituary (2026) - Friendsville, TN - Christian Sells Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 4
• Wesley Daniel Montgomery Obituary Mar 8, 2026 Smith Funeral & Cremation · Mar 8
• Fire Department called to large Blount County house fire WVLT · Mar 2
• Nancy Westbrook Obituary - Old Hickory, TN Dignity Memorial · Aug 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Friendsville Unique

• Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Friendsville

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Friendsville

• Yarberry Peninsular Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Friendsville

• Friendsville Elementary
• Union Grove Elementary School
• Union Grove Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Friendsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities