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Burlison Tennessee Map

Explore Burlison, 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 Burlison, Tennessee

How to Use This Burlison, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.557026
Longitude	-89.778971
Population	367
Density	135.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38015
Area Code	901
County Seat	Covington
School District	Tipton County School District

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About Burlison, Tennessee

Burlison is a locality in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 135.0 people per km². Burlison is located at 35.5570°N, 89.7790°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Burlison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38015.

Burlison exists as a quiet confluence of flat, fertile earth where the light of late afternoon stretches thin across the fields, casting long, amber shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day against the cooling soil. It lies 8.0 miles north of Atoka, TN (from Atoka, TN: bearing 0°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Covington. The landscape remains defined by its uncomplicated horizon, marked by the slow, deliberate meander of Hodges Creek and the stillness of Mrs Ardell Blankenship Lake, both of which mirror the heavy, humid sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the verdant expanse of the Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, providing a dense, wooded counterpoint to the open agricultural tracts. Though the distant silhouette of Sandy Ridge occasionally catches the eye on the clearest of days, the terrain here is defined by the alluvial patience of the region, where the land seems to pause in its own steady, rhythmic expansion toward the horizon.

Burlison retains a character forged by the persistence of agrarian cycles, where the economy remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of planting and harvest. The history of the area is written not in stone, but in the enduring patterns of the fields and the subtle shifts in the soil that have sustained generations of families. Life moves with a gravity that honors the legacy of the land, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet deeply connected to the broader, slow-moving narrative of the west Tennessee plains. The proximity of Hatchie Island serves as a reminder of the complex, water-fed geography that shapes the environment, influencing the way the air clings to the skin and how the seasons announce themselves with the arrival of migratory birds. In Burlison, the quietude is not an absence of activity, but a deliberate choice, reflecting a way of life that values the tangible reality of the earth beneath one's feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.4 mi, 328° NW · 25k acres
Fort Pillow (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 327° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 150° SE
Valentine Regional Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 189° S
John Tully State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 355° N
John Tully Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 349° N
Covington Softball Field (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 102° E
Glen Springs Lake State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 222° SW
Nancy Lane Park (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 181° S
Sunk Lake Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 011° N
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 321° NW · 43k acres
Mississippi County Penal Farm WPA Marker (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 326° NW
World War II POW Camp (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 267° W
The Crossing Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 159° S
W.R. Dyess Memorial (Monument) — 24.6 mi, 275° W
Dyess Colony Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 275° W
Shady Grove Church (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 320° NW
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 276° W
Pentecostal Church (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 272° W
Billy Tripp's Mindfield (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 085° E
Shelby Farms Park Great Lawn + Outdoor Stage (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 186° S
Elvis Car (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 182° S
Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 183° S
Tina Turner (Public Artwork) — 29.5 mi, 085° E
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.8 mi, 323° NW · 2,280 acres
Zebra (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 203° SW
Crosstown Arts (Gallery) — 30.9 mi, 205° SW
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 31.3 mi, 197° S
Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 209° SW
Sky High Ride & Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 209° SW

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