Big Rock Tennessee Map

About Big Rock, Tennessee

Big Rock is a locality in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 163. The population density is 36.1 people per km². Big Rock is located at 36.5806°N, 87.7600°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 37023.

Big Rock lies in a landscape of rolling hills, where the fertile soil of Stewart County yields to the patient cultivation of crops. It lies 22.5 miles west of Clarksville, TN (from Clarksville, TN: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Dover. The land here rises and falls in gentle swells, cloaked in mixed hardwoods that hold the memory of seasons past. Creeks, often no more than trickles in the drier months, carve their patient paths through the terrain, their banks lined with sycamores and willows. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the scent of warm earth and ripening grain, a quiet testament to the land’s enduring bounty. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the forest floor in shifting patterns, and the distant crow of a rooster can sometimes break the deep, pervasive stillness that settles over Big Rock. The history of Big Rock is intertwined with the agricultural heartbeat of this region. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest. While no great industries have ever dominated Big Rock, its economy has long been anchored by the farms that dot the surrounding countryside, producing corn, soybeans, and tobacco. This enduring connection to the earth lends a certain grounded character to the people of Big Rock, a quiet resilience forged in the sun and rain. The infrequent visitor might notice the old barns, their weathered wood holding stories of countless seasons, or the slow, deliberate way life unfolds, a deliberate counterpoint to the hurried world beyond its borders.

About This Big Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Rock, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.580605, -87.760019. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Big Rock and Stewart County.

Detailed location data for Big Rock includes the ZIP code (37023), telephone area code (615, 629), county seat of Stewart County (Dover), and school district assignment (Stewart County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Big Rock is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.