Anderson Tennessee Map

About Anderson, Tennessee

Anderson is a locality in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. Anderson is located at 36.5404°N, 82.3213°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 38574, 37388, 37617.

Anderson emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of limestone soil and persistent, low-lying greenery. It lies 30.7 miles south-southwest of Grundy, TN (from Grundy, TN: bearing 204°T), and is situated 17.8 miles southeast of Winchester. Crow Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its current marking the rhythm of the local geography as it flows past the outskirts of the settlement. To the east, the horizon holds the faint, bruised purple suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, though the immediate world is defined by the intimate, shadowed depth of Gourdneck Hollow. The air here carries a distinct weight, a damp coolness that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the trees. A few miles away, the James D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Area offers a dense expanse of unmanaged thicket, while the reflective surface of Red Pond remains a solitary, quiet fixture in the wider district.

Anderson maintains a character forged in the slow, methodical labor of the surrounding woods and fields. The economic pulse of the region has long been tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the timber and agriculture that define the local industry. Residents often seek the solitude of the Winding Stairs trail, where the path climbs steadily through the undergrowth, revealing the quiet persistence of a place that values its distance from the frantic pace of the larger world. Franklin-Marion State Forest stands as a nearby sentinel, its vast canopy providing a steady, rhythmic rustle that seems to dictate the tempo of daily life. There is a particular clarity to the light in Anderson during the late afternoon, catching the edges of the fields and turning the common, dusty roads into ribbons of pale gold.

About This Anderson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Anderson, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.540381, -82.32125. 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 Anderson includes the ZIP code (38574, 37388, 37617), telephone area code (731, 865), county seat of Franklin County (Winchester), and school district assignment.

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.