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Alexandria Tennessee Map

Explore Alexandria, Tennessee, 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 Alexandria, Tennessee

How to Use This Alexandria, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alexandria, Tennessee. 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 Tennessee 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 Alexandria.

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.

City	Alexandria
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	DeKalb County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.077559
Longitude	-86.033322
Population	981
Density	187.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37012
Area Code	615, 629
County Seat	Smithville
School District	DeKalb County School District

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About Alexandria, Tennessee

Alexandria is a locality in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 981. The population density is 187.0 people per km². Alexandria is located at 36.0776°N, 86.0333°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alexandria is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37012.

Alexandria emerges from the middle Tennessee landscape as a quiet confluence of pasture and limestone, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate winding of Hickman Creek. It lies 14.5 miles west-northwest of DeKalb, TN (from DeKalb, TN: bearing 300°T), and is situated 15.9 miles east-southeast of Wilson. The terrain here holds a distinctively temperate character, where the earth rises into gentle slopes that eventually yield to the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the far horizon. Sunlight in this region possesses a peculiar, honeyed quality during the late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields and illuminating the subtle limestone outcroppings that break through the soil. Travelers moving through the vicinity might notice the proximity to the deeper, shadowed folds of Malone Hollow, or the way the air grows cooler and carries the scent of damp earth when passing the dense, evergreen stands typical of the landscape toward the Cedars of Lebanon State Forest.

Alexandria retains a measured pace of life that reflects its long tenure as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural community. While the local economy historically leaned into the rhythms of seasonal trade and small-scale enterprise, the influence of modern connectivity has allowed the area to maintain its identity as a crossroads for those traversing the interior of the state. Residents often look toward the recreational opportunities at Center Hill Lake or the protected trails of Edgar Evins for their respite, grounding their weekends in the natural assets of the region. The character of Alexandria remains tied to these enduring physical surroundings, where the labor of the day is punctuated by the unchanging flow of the creek and the quiet, persistent expansion of the woods that define the perimeter of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edgar Evins (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 111° E
Center Hill Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 111° E
Edgar Evins State Park & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 111° E
Center Hill Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 114° SE
Long Branch Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 085° E
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 025° NE
Pea Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 162° S
Evins Ridge Trail (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 092° E
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 022° N
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 081° E
Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.8 mi, 261° W
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 021° N
Long Hunter (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 299° NW
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 274° W
General Hatton (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 302° NW
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 302° NW
Cannon County Playhouse (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 191° S
Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 273° W
Geographical Center of Tennessee (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 231° SW
Blue Horseshoe (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 230° SW

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