Elgin Tennessee Map
Explore Elgin, 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 Elgin, Tennessee
How to Use This Elgin, Tennessee Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elgin, 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 Elgin.
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 | Elgin |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Scott County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.332299 |
| Longitude | -84.60633 |
| Population | 297 |
| Density | 59.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 37852, 37732 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| County Seat | Huntsville |
| School District | Scott County School District |
About Elgin, Tennessee
Elgin is a locality in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 297. The population density is 59.0 people per km². Elgin is located at 36.3323°N, 84.6063°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 37852, 37732.Elgin occupies a rugged stretch of the Cumberland Plateau where the high, forested horizon of the Cumberland Mountains defines the western skyline. It lies 16.2 miles north of Morgan, TN (from Morgan, TN: bearing 8°T), and is situated 16.5 miles east of Fentress. Pats Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the terrain near the low-lying basin of Brickyard Hollow, where the morning mist lingers long after the sun has breached the tree line. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and cooling earth, and the light at dusk settles in thin, amber layers over the uneven ground, highlighting the deep ridges and hollows that characterize this section of the state.
Elgin emerged from the quiet necessity of the timber and rail industries that once pulled the regional economy toward the extraction of natural resources. Today, the landscape is defined by the proximity of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, which preserves the wild, eroded beauty of the plateau for those who seek the solitude of the deep woods. While the pace of daily existence remains tied to the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding timberland, the legacy of early industry persists in the weathered foundations and clearings that dot the landscape. Residents look toward the distant ridges of the Cumberland Mountains as a constant, immovable backdrop, maintaining a life that is measured by the quiet cycles of the forest rather than the rush of the modern world.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.6 mi, 341° N · 114k acres
- Rugby Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 294° NW
- North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 102° E
- Massengale Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 285° W
- Rugby's Hidden History (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 292° W
- Frozen Head (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 181° S
- Winona General Store (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 071° E
- Train Cars (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 090° E
- Scott State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 329° NW
- East Rim Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 342° N
- Tackett Homesite & Graves (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 334° NW
- Twin Arch South (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 334° NW
- Obed Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.5 mi, 196° S · 3,160 acres
- Pickett (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 319° NW
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 069° E
- Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 290° W
- Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 340° N · 564k acres
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 308° NW
- Why Miners Fought (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 109° E
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 132° SE
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About This Elgin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elgin, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.332299, -84.60633. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Elgin includes the ZIP code (37852, 37732), telephone area code (865), county seat of Scott County (Huntsville), and school district assignment (Scott County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
