Explore Bethel Springs, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethel Springs, 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 Bethel Springs.
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 | Bethel Springs |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | McNairy County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.233693 |
| Longitude | -88.606437 |
| Population | 742 |
| Density | 128.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 38315 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| County Seat | Selmer |
| School District | McNairy County School District |
Bethel Springs emerges from the humid, verdant expanse of the Tennessee landscape where the sun-drenched earth holds the warmth of long afternoons. It lies 5.5 miles south-southeast of McNairy, TN (from McNairy, TN: bearing 168°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-southeast of Robertson. The terrain here settles into a quiet, undulating rhythm, punctuated by the subtle depression of Major Hill Hollow and the persistent, low-slung presence of Abernathy Branch, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away. The light at dusk acquires a thick, honeyed quality, catching the edges of the fields and casting long, amber shadows that seem to anchor the horizon. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Winding Ridge breaks the skyline, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this interior geography. Even in the stillness of midday, the air carries a faint, grassy scent, heavy with the moisture that sustains the vibrant, deep-green vegetation characterizing this particular portion of the state.
Bethel Springs bears the quiet marks of a nineteenth-century origin, rooted in the industrious spirit of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the soil and the utility of the nearby waterways. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the pace of labor follows the seasonal requirements of the surrounding land rather than the frantic demands of the modern clock. Jackson Park serves as the immediate center of public life, providing a communal space that remains integral to the identity of the inhabitants. While larger expanses of wilderness like Chickasaw State Forest or the distant waters of Logans Lake invite the curious to travel further afield, the daily life of Bethel Springs remains tethered to its own steady, internal gravity. The architecture of the older streets speaks to a time of deliberate construction, where wood and stone were shaped with a focus on durability, ensuring that the legacy of those who first cleared the timber remains visible in the quiet corners of the present day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethel Springs, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.233693, -88.606437. 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 Bethel Springs includes the ZIP code (38315), telephone area code (901), county seat of McNairy County (Selmer), and school district assignment (McNairy County 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |