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Bells Tennessee Map

Explore Bells, 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 Bells, Tennessee

How to Use This Bells, Tennessee Map

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

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.

CityBells
StateTennessee (TN)
CountyCrockett County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude35.711185
Longitude-89.087565
Population2,463
Density401.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code38006
Area Code901
County SeatAlamo
School DistrictBells City School District

About Bells, Tennessee

Bells is a locality in Crockett County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,463. The population density is 401.1 people per km². Bells is located at 35.7112°N, 89.0876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bells is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38006.

Bells emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of West Tennessee, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in long, golden ribbons across the fields. It lies 13.8 miles east-northeast of Haywood, TN (from Haywood, TN: bearing 73°T), and is situated 4.0 miles northeast of Jones. The landscape surrounding Bells remains defined by a quiet, agrarian geometry, punctuated by the slow, deliberate course of the South Fork Forked Deer River nearby. Within the quiet perimeter of the local landscape, one might wander through Unknown Park, a space that holds the stillness of the plains and the unadorned character of the region. A mile from the center, the water of Bells Aerated Lagoon Number One Lake reflects the shifting colors of the sky, serving as a silent, singular mirror to the vast atmosphere above.

Bells grew from the fundamental cycles of the soil, maintaining an economy deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding earth. The rhythm of life here is measured by the harvest and the steady, hummed industry of those who have long called the area home. While the distant silhouette of Horns Bluff offers a rare verticality to the horizon, the focus of the locality remains on the productive plains and the legacies of the families who organized their lives around the land. From the quiet expanse of Mound Field further out to the persistent growth of the local harvest, Bells preserves a distinct, grounded identity that favors the honest labor of the day over the fleeting distractions of the world outside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 300° NW
  • Fort Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 259° W
  • Alamo City Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 344° N
  • South Fork Waterfowl Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 111° E
  • Tina Turner (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Confederate Statue (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 053° NE
  • Billy Tripp's Mindfield (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 231° SW
  • Art in the Village (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 105° E
  • City Of Jackson (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 118° SE
  • Tennessee Historical Marker 4D 36 (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 301° NW
  • Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 199° S · 23k acres
  • Ayers Hall (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 105° E
  • Dodson Science Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 105° E
  • Trenton Teapot Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 024° NE
  • Pinson Mounds (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 121° SE
  • Handprint Horse (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 054° NE
  • Cochran Site (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 124° SE
  • Ozier Mound (5) (Historic Ruins) — 26.5 mi, 123° SE
  • Chickasaw (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 149° SE
  • Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 304° NW · 43k acres
  • Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 324° NW
  • Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 44.9 mi, 336° NW
  • The Angry Axe (Attraction) — 45.4 mi, 015° N
  • National Bird Dog Museum (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 187° S
  • Field Trial Hall of Fame (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 187° S
  • The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 002° N
  • Matamora Hill (Registered Battlefield) — 49.9 mi, 162° S
  • Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 51.0 mi, 175° S · 156k acres
  • Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 58.0 mi, 283° W · 2,280 acres
  • Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 77.2 mi, 048° NE · 171k acres

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About This Bells Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bells, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.711185, -89.087565. 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 Bells includes the ZIP code (38006), telephone area code (901), county seat of Crockett County (Alamo), and school district assignment (Bells City School District).

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.