Armona / Victoria Gardens - An area near a former L&N Railroad station, West Hunt Road, and Louisville Road. The name may have been derived from a misspelling of the name of the large number of Aroma strawberries grown and shipped from that community in earlier years.

Bassel - Near Midland Center, the name came from that of Guy M. Bassel, one of the first engineers and surveyors for the Reduction Plant, who laid out much of the City of Alcoa.

Benford Heights – Located along the west side of West Hunt Road between the Maryville-Alcoa Highway 129 Bypass and the Armona area. The origin of the name is unknown.

Bungalow - Wedged between the present cities of Alcoa and Maryville on Middlesettlements Road, the community got its name Bungalow-town after Cherokee Lumber Company built the first bungalow-style house there in 1910. In later usage the "town" was dropped.

Farrport - The name given to the intersection of Alcoa Highway and Wright Road, where a Shoney?s Restaurant, an Exxon station and other businesses are located. Area got part of its name from John Farr who owned a service station at the location in the 1950s and the remainder of the name came from being near the airport.

Green Meadow / Andover / Westgate - One of the outstanding contributions made by Alcoa Inc. for recreation was the donation of the land for the building of a golf course, which became the Green Meadow Country Club. Located on Louisville Road, the construction of the first nine holes was begun in 1924 and opened for play in the early summer of 1925. Mr. E.F. Ames was the Club’s first president. A new Club House was opened in 1957 and an additional nine holes were completed and opened for play in the late summer of 1958. Still in use today, the Club is now privately owned. Andover and Westgate are relatively newer subdivisions near Green Meadow.

Hall - The area around the former Charles M. Hall High School and Alcoa Middle School, now the Alcoa City Center, was named for the man, Charles M. Hall, who discovered the secret of smelting aluminum economically which led to the founding of the Alcoa, Inc. The school was located near a number of company houses occupied mostly by African-Americans and also the site of the former Commercial Building.

Lakemont - An area along Alcoa Highway. The name was chosen during a community meeting when member Albert Kinser suggested it after getting a glimpse of Fort Loudoun waters encroaching on Little River as he stood and looked toward the mountains which were quite visible that day.

Motor Mile - Basically a retail area, it is a mile-long strip on Alcoa Highway located north of Knoxville?s McGhee Tyson Airport named for the many automobile dealerships along its route.

Northwood – One of the newest communities in the City of Alcoa is located between West Hunt Road and the Maryville-Alcoa Highway 129 Bypass. A higher-priced residential area, it came into being within recent years when Alcoa, Inc. decided to develop the subdivision on some of its property.

Oldfield - A small residential area located near the intersection of Lincoln Road and Aluminum Avenue. It probably got is name because it once was an "old field."

Rock Gardens – An older subdivision along Lincoln Road. The name was derived from the appearance of land in the area, which is filled with large, partially exposed boulders that make wonderful flower gardens for residents.