Sam Tillery Road in Knoxville appears to be named after a local person or family with the Tillery surname, but I couldn’t verify a definitive historical naming source from the available information. Public records and property listings confirm the road name, and Knox County historical materials exist, but the exact namesake is not clearly identified in the sources I found.

What is known

  • The road is listed as Sam Tillery Rd in Knoxville property records.
  • Historical and genealogical records show multiple Tillery individuals connected to Knoxville, including Samuel Alexander Tillery and Samuel Lloyd Tillery.
  • That means the road is likely tied to a local Tillery family, but not enough evidence here proves which Sam Tillery it was named for.

Practical takeaway

  • The safest answer is: it is probably named for a local Tillery family member, but the exact origin is unclear from the sources available.
  • If you need the exact origin, the most likely place to confirm it would be Knox County historical or property-name records.

TL;DR

The road is almost certainly connected to the Tillery family, but I couldn’t confirm a single authoritative source identifying the exact Sam Tillery behind the name.