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Defeated Tennessee Map

Explore Defeated, 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 Defeated, Tennessee

How to Use This Defeated, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.326444
Longitude	-85.908318
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	37030, 37054
Area Code	615, 629
County Seat	Carthage

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About Defeated, Tennessee

Defeated is a locality in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Defeated is located at 36.3264°N, 85.9083°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 37030, 37054.

Defeated emerges from the verdant, undulating landscape of Middle Tennessee as a quiet point of intersection where the Lankford Branch carves a steady, silver path through the limestone-heavy earth. It lies 15.1 miles east-southeast of Hartsville, TN (from Hartsville, TN: bearing 107°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-northeast of South Carthage. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cumberland Mountains suggests a rugged boundary far to the east. Here, the Cordell Hull Reservoir dominates the immediate geography, its expansive, still waters reflecting the shifting clouds and the heavy, humid light of late afternoon. Just a mile away, the quiet depth of Friendship Hollow offers a sheltered cradle for the land, where the soil holds the damp, rich scent of decaying leaves and mineral-rich clay, grounding the surroundings in a cycle of persistent, slow growth.

Defeated carries the weight of a name born from early frontier skirmishes, yet today, the rhythm of the place is dictated by the steady stewardship of the Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area. The local economy draws its vitality from the land, favoring agricultural traditions and the careful management of the natural resources that define the region. Life in Defeated moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the health of the timber, the management of the reservoir’s edges, and the maintenance of the rural roads that thread through the hills. It is a place that favors the quiet observation of the wild over the clamor of industry, finding its identity in the balance between the encroaching forest and the cultivated fields that sustain the people who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 045° NE
Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 059° NE
Cordell Hull Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 041° NE
Cordell Hull Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 202° S
Cordell Hull Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 234° SW
Carthage City Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 210° SW
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 205° SW
Carthage Boat Ramp Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 200° S
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 203° SW
Smith County Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 195° S
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 197° S
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 103° E
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 161° S
Edgar Evins (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 163° S
Long Hunter (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 240° SW
General Hatton (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 249° W
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 249° W
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.9 mi, 114° SE
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 115° SE
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 116° SE
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 119° SE
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 117° SE
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 236° SW
Gallatin Green Wave Football Stadium (Stadium) — 29.4 mi, 279° W
Sumner County Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 278° W
Gravel Road Traditions (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 262° W
Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 240° SW
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 53.9 mi, 351° N · 51k acres
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 59.9 mi, 080° E · 114k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 60.4 mi, 071° E · 564k acres

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