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Rockwood, Tennessee Map Art
A new map of Rockwood, Tennessee, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Rockwood, Tennessee from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Rockwood building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Rockwood, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Rockwood artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, weβve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly whatβs on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Rockwood. So whether itβs for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Rockwood brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Rockwood, Tennessee from 2026.
About Rockwood, Tennessee
Rockwood is a city of 5,444 people in Roane County, at the foot of Walden Ridge, the eastern wall of the Cumberland Plateau. During the Civil War, Union general John T. Wilder, who had run a foundry in Indiana in the 1850s, noticed the iron ore and coal in these hills. After the war he and Hiram Sanborn Chamberlain bought 900 acres here, close to the Tennessee River and to Emory Gap, where they expected railroads to come down the Plateau.
With backers from Indiana and Ohio, they chartered the Roane Iron Company on June 18, 1867, and by late 1868 a blast furnace making 15 tons a day stood at the end of today's Rockwood Street. Wilder feared that local Confederate sympathizers would turn away from a venture run by a famous Union general. He named the company town for a little-known investor, William O. Rockwood, and the town grew from 696 people in 1870 to 2,305 by 1890.
- The fight over liquorWilder opposed drinking and banned alcohol on company property, but saloons spread through town in the 1880s, and many workers showed up only a few days a week. When a state law shut saloons out of unincorporated places in 1887, part of town incorporated as East Rockwood to get around it. Rockwood itself, incorporated in 1890, banned liquor sales in 1903, yet a "jug train" from Chattanooga kept bringing it in until statewide prohibition began in 1909.
- The land sale of 1890After watching land auctions succeed in Cardiff and Harriman, Roane Iron held its own in May 1890 and sold several hundred lots for $600,000. The company opened new streets, put up hotels and let independent general stores compete with its own store. Loosening its grip that way helped Rockwood come through the Panic of 1893, which ruined neighboring Cardiff.
- Iron for the railroadsNarrow-gauge rail brought coal and ore down from the ridge to the furnace, where the coal was baked into coke to smelt the ore into pig iron. Boats carried the iron to rolling mills in Knoxville and Chattanooga for railroad building. In the early 1880s the company tried making steel, but the local ore wasn't good enough, and it gave up the effort in 1889.
- Explosion, shutdown, revivalOn October 4, 1926, a blast in the Roane Iron coal mine took 32 lives, and the costs of that and other accidents helped close the company in 1929. Former employees had already built other work in town: James Tarwater's hosiery plant, Rockwood Mills, in 1905, and Sewell Howard's Rockwood Stove Works in 1916. When World War II began, the Tennessee Products Corporation brought the old iron works back into service, making ferromanganese for the war.
- The vote for womenHarry T. Burn, the Tennessee legislator who broke the deadlock over the Nineteenth Amendment and helped give women the vote, later led the First National Bank of Rockwood as its president, holding the post from 1951 to 1965.
Find your street
Names on the Rockwood map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks6
- Dodson
- Cardiff
- Eureka
- Highland Forest
- Lakemont Heights
- Russell Park
Streets and roads88
- North Gateway Avenue
- Roane State Highway
- Patton Lane
- South Gateway Avenue
- Airport Road
- Furnace Avenue
- West Rockwood Street
- East Rockwood Street
- North Patton Avenue
- East Dunn Street
- South Chamberlain Avenue
- Clymersville Road
- North Ridge Avenue
- South Kingston Avenue
- South Patton Avenue
- South Ridge Avenue
- Black Hollow Road
- North Kingston Avenue
- Kingston Avenue
- West Wheeler Street
- Molyneux Street
- South Wilder Avenue
- Delozier Lane
- Key Avenue
- Pumphouse Road
- North Front Avenue
- North Chamberlain Avenue
- North Wilder Avenue
- West Strang Street
- North Douglas Avenue
Show all 88 streets
- Tarwater Street
- South Front Avenue
- South Douglas Avenue
- Trinity Avenue
- Tedder Street
- Old Patton Lane
- North Trinity Avenue
- East Nelson Street
- Spencer Lane
- South Church Avenue
- Reese Street
- Elm Avenue
- John Street
- Vine Avenue
- Garfield Street
- Zumstein Drive
- Dunlap Avenue
- Ellen Street
- Bayless Street
- Miller Lane
- Cabot Lane
- Leland Drive
- Hall Street
- Eureka Road
- East Wheeler Street
- Lillian Street
- West Baldwin Street
- East Strang Street
- Hathburn Drive
- Heritage Hill Court
- West Bates Street
- West Dunn Street
- Hewitt Avenue
- Brown West Drive
- Country Club Road
- South Skyline Avenue
- Plemons Road
- Abels Valley Road
- Stratton Street
- Industrial Park Road
- Coles Road
- Hillside Road
- Cardiff Drive
- Butler Lane
- Jonelle Court
- Murray Street
- Grace Way
- Lakemont Drive
- Barrington Drive
- West Carpenter Street
- Baker Road
- Kirby Lane
- Crestview Drive
- Lenoir Avenue
- Tate Street
- North Walker Avenue
- Ables Valley Road
- Peters Road
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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