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Baxter Tennessee Map

Explore Baxter, 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 Baxter, Tennessee

How to Use This Baxter, Tennessee Map

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

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	Baxter
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Putnam County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.153672
Longitude	-85.643591
Population	1,578
Density	193.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38544
Area Code	423
County Seat	Cookeville
School District	Putnam County School District

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About Baxter, Tennessee

Baxter is a locality in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,578. The population density is 193.8 people per km². Baxter is located at 36.1537°N, 85.6436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Baxter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38544.

Baxter occupies a quiet expanse of the Highland Rim where the land folds into gentle, verdant swells that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 7.8 miles northwest of Campbell, TN (from Campbell, TN: bearing 310°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Putnam. Mine Lick Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the limestone-rich earth, its waters mirroring the shifting clouds as it flows past the quiet shade of Baxter Park. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains define the horizon, standing as faint, violet-hued sentinels against the sky. The atmosphere here holds a particular stillness, a weight of air that smells faintly of damp moss and cooling soil, lingering long after the sun dips below the undulating ridges of Boyd Hollow.

History persists in Baxter through the weathered brick and timber that frame its modest business district, reflecting a heritage built upon the steady labor of the railroad and the harvest of the surrounding fields. While the economy has shifted away from its early industrial roots, the pace of life remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, where the local commerce serves the daily needs of those who call these hills home. Residents often seek the cooling respite of Center Hill Lake or the dramatic, thundering cascade of Cummins Falls when the summer heat presses down upon the canopy. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal transformation of the woods and the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the creek moving over the stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baxter Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 007° N
Center Hill Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 201° S
Center Hill Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 200° S
Cane Creek Lake & Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 085° E
Cane Creek Sportsplex, Ballfields & Recreation Ctr (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 081° E
Burgess Falls (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 162° S
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 092° E
Putnam County Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 095° E
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 084° E
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 085° E
Cummins Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 032° NE
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 080° E
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 078° E
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 352° N
Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 312° NW
Edgar Evins (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 234° SW
Edgar Evins State Park & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 233° SW
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 251° W
Long Branch Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 250° W
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 285° W
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 289° W
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 292° W
Virgin Falls Trailhead (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 136° SE
Burritt Alumni Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 160° S
Old Shelter (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 33.3 mi, 183° S
The Park Theater (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 193° S
Cumberland Caverns (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 184° S
East Point Marina (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 055° NE
General Hatton (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 276° W
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 52.9 mi, 053° NE · 564k acres

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