Cannon County, Tennessee Map
Explore Cannon County, Tennessee with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Cannon County below.
Interactive Map of Cannon County, Tennessee
| County | Cannon |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County Seat | Woodbury |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 35.830015 |
| Longitude | -86.112418 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 615, 629 |
About Cannon County, Tennessee
Cannon County occupies a high, fractured plateau where the Highland Rim breaks into the deep, limestone-carved hollows that drain toward the Stones River. The terrain here is defined by a verticality that defies the wider expanse of the Middle Tennessee basin, characterized by steep, wooded bluffs and narrow valleys where the air hangs heavy and cool long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges. Water runs clear and cold through these limestone beds, cutting through the strata to reveal layers of ancient sediment that anchor the geography. In the late afternoon, the light catches the iron-rich soil, turning the furrows of the fields into ribbons of deep, burnt ochre that seem to hold the heat of the day even as the shadows lengthen across the creek beds.
Cannon County emerged from the legislative reorganization of the landscape in the mid-nineteenth century, carved from portions of three surrounding neighbors to better serve the farmers who labored in these isolated pockets of the interior. The people who settled this broken country were largely of Scots-Irish descent, bringing with them a fierce sense of autonomy and a preference for the secluded life offered by the timbered ravines. The county seat was established at a point where the road networks converged near the river, chosen for its accessibility to the scattered homesteads that relied on the center for legal standing and trade. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent endurance of families who shaped the stubborn earth into small, self-sustaining clearings, leaving behind a legacy of quiet self-reliance that lingers in the way the architecture clings to the landscape.
Current life in the county remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the tactile labor of the hands, whether through the cultivation of the land or the specialized craft traditions that have persisted for generations. A singular focus on textile arts and woodcraft defines the local output, reflecting a culture that values the functional beauty of objects made to last. The atmosphere is one of profound stillness, where the sound of wind moving through the hardwoods or the distant rush of water over stone provides the primary soundtrack to the day. When the mist rises from the river bottoms at dawn, blurring the sharp edges of the barns and fences, the world feels momentarily suspended, revealing a landscape that asks for little and offers a steady, unadorned peace to those who choose to stay.
Cities and Towns in Cannon County
About This Cannon County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Cannon County, Tennessee alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Woodbury. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
