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Cosby Tennessee Map

Explore Cosby, 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 Cosby, Tennessee

How to Use This Cosby, Tennessee Map

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

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	Cosby
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Cocke County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.795132
Longitude	-83.245657
Population	807
Density	56.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37722
Area Code	865
County Seat	Newport
School District	Cocke County School District

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About Cosby, Tennessee

Cosby is a locality in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 807. The population density is 56.3 people per km². Cosby is located at 35.7951°N, 83.2457°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37722.

Cosby anchors itself firmly against the rugged topography where the earth rises sharply toward the Great Smoky Mountains. It lies 10.8 miles southwest of Cocke, TN (from Cocke, TN: bearing 220°T), and is situated 14.6 miles east of Sevier. Cosby Creek carves a persistent path through the local landscape, its cool, clear waters tumbling over smoothed limestone and moss-slicked stones with a rhythmic clarity that defines the pace of the day. Beyond the immediate banks, the land lifts into the quiet, shaded depths of the Cherokee National Forest, where the sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale shafts. To the west, the terrain dips into the low-lying basin of Sandy Hollow, a contrast to the steep, forested ridges that hem the horizon and trap the morning mist until well past the hour of dawn.

History lingers in the quietude of these woods, where the legacy of Appalachian survival remains etched into the way the land is worked and understood. The economy of Cosby has long been shaped by the proximity of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, drawing those who seek the solitude of the Messer Trail or the stillness of the nearby highlands. While Douglas Lake remains a distant presence ten miles away, the life here is tethered to the forest and the small, independent plots of land that have sustained generations. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, an enduring reminder of a region that keeps its own counsel, moving forward with a deliberate, steady weight that ignores the frantic haste of the world beyond the ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 0.6 mi, 016° N · 521k acres
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 024° NE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 023° NE · 662k acres
Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 073° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 103° E · 511k acres
Forbidden Caverns (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 323° NW
Greenbrier (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 239° SW
G Webb Gallery (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 256° W
Papworth Photographic (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 257° W
Paul Murray Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 255° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.9 mi, 018° N
Hawks Roost (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 096° E
Arch Rock (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 225° SW
Birdventure (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 248° W
Wings of America Theater (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 270° W
Valley Theater (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 270° W
Chasing Rainbows Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 270° W
Hollywood Star Cars Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 249° W
Rankin Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 007° N
Fort Harry (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.8 mi, 230° SW
Patriot Park Liberty Bell (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 268° W
Patriot Park Patriot Missile (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 268° W
Sugarlands Stone Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 238° SW
Crave Golf Club (Theme Park) — 17.9 mi, 271° W
Seven Islands (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 292° W
Pisgah National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 28.6 mi, 146° SE · 72k acres
Panther Creek (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 342° N
Middle Prong Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.7 mi, 154° SE · 7,482 acres
Shining Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.2 mi, 149° SE · 18k acres
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 48.4 mi, 172° S · 17k acres

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