Maryville (pronounced /Mare:uh:vul) is a city in and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee. The city is located 20 miles south of Knoxville. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area.

Maryville is bordered on the north by it's twin city, Alcoa, Tennessee.

These cities are in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Chilhowee Mountain, the outermost ridge of the Western Smokies, rises prominently to the south. Chilhowee's eastern flank— known locally as "The Three Sisters"— is visible from almost anywhere in the area, and dominates the southern horizon along US-321 between Maryville and Walland.

McGhee Tyson Airport is a joint civil-military public airport serving the Knoxville metropolitan area and located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Knoxville, in Alcoa, Blount County, Tennessee.