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Cooleemee North Carolina Map

Explore Cooleemee, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Cooleemee, North Carolina

How to Use This Cooleemee, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cooleemee, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cooleemee.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityCooleemee
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyDavie County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude35.810416
Longitude-80.555894
Population940
Density482.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes27014, 27028
Area Code336
County SeatMocksville
School DistrictDavie County Schools

About Cooleemee, North Carolina

Cooleemee is a locality in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 940. The population density is 482.6 people per km². Cooleemee is located at 35.8104°N, 80.5559°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cooleemee is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 27014, 27028.

Cooleemee occupies a verdant stretch of the Piedmont where the South Yadkin River carves a slow, deliberate path through the red clay earth. It lies 10.7 miles north-northwest of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 335°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Mocksville. The air here holds the weight of deep summer, thick with the scent of pine needles and the damp, cooling breath of the water as it bends through the surrounding woodlands. Only a mile away, the quiet corridors of the Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Fox Farm offer a sanctuary of undisturbed thickets and meadow grass, while Hoffners Lake sits three miles off, a still mirror reflecting the expansive sky. Though the jagged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy promise on the western horizon, the landscape of Cooleemee itself is defined by the steady, unpretentious gravity of inland plains and the rhythmic flow of its primary waterway.

Cooleemee grew from the firm foundations of the textile industry, its architecture still bearing the deliberate, orderly imprint of mill village planning that once organized the daily lives of its residents. The red-brick facades of the old mill structures remain, serving as silent, sturdy witnesses to a period when the hum of machinery dictated the pulse of the local economy. Today, the pace of life has shifted toward a quieter cadence, where the heritage of labor is reflected in the well-tended porches and the enduring character of a place that values its own historical continuity. Residents recognize the legacy of their surroundings, finding a particular beauty in the way the late afternoon sun illuminates the brickwork, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor Cooleemee to its place in the quiet, unfolding history of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Textile Heritage Center (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 356° N
  • Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - Fox Farm (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 163° S
  • Alcoa Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 132° SE
  • Davidson County - Boones Cave Park (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 102° E
  • Three Rivers Land Trust Preserve - South Yadkin Wildlife Refuge (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 123° SE
  • Perkins Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 072° E
  • Town of Mocksville - Rich Park (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 359° N
  • Salisbury Community Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 179° S
  • Catawba College Ecological Preserve (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 156° SE
  • Flag Poles (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 153° SE
  • Patriot’s Flag Concourse (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 150° SE
  • Francis Locke (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 189° S
  • Millbridge Speedway (Stadium) — 11.2 mi, 195° S
  • Allison Woods (Nature Reserve) — 15.7 mi, 291° W
  • Lazy 5 Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.9 mi, 216° SW
  • Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 030° NE
  • Sound Money Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 185° S
  • T.M Stanback Barnyard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.7 mi, 136° SE
  • Puzzle Piece (Public Artwork) — 16.9 mi, 087° E
  • Carolina Theatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 087° E
  • Davidson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 087° E
  • Lexington Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 17.6 mi, 088° E
  • Creative Drama Children's Theater Performing Arts Studio & Playhouse (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 031° NE
  • Vance House Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 263° W
  • Lake Norman State Park (State Park) — 22.4 mi, 245° SW
  • AmStar 14 (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 228° SW
  • Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 132° SE
  • Uwharrie National Forest (National Forest) — 29.8 mi, 133° SE · 52k acres
  • Pilot Mountain State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 005° N
  • Birkhead Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.9 mi, 114° SE · 5,216 acres

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About This Cooleemee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cooleemee, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.810416, -80.555894. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cooleemee includes the ZIP code (27014, 27028), telephone area code (336), county seat of Davie County (Mocksville), and school district assignment (Davie County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.