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Elmwood Tennessee Map

Explore Elmwood, 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 Elmwood, Tennessee

How to Use This Elmwood, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.22589
Longitude	-85.884708
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	38560
Area Code	423
County Seat	Carthage

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About Elmwood, Tennessee

Elmwood 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. Elmwood is located at 36.2259°N, 85.8847°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38560.

Elmwood sits within the quiet creases of the earth where the winding reach of Snow Creek carves a path through the limestone soil of middle Tennessee. It lies 18.0 miles north-northwest of DeKalb, TN (from DeKalb, TN: bearing 346°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east-southeast of South Carthage. Allgier Hollow defines the immediate topography, creating a sheltered basin where the morning light lingers long against the steep, wooded slopes before fully illuminating the valley floor. To the far horizon, the faint, blue-tinted silhouette of the Cumberland Mountains marks the edge of the world, a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that characterizes the wider region. Nearby, the still waters of Jersey Miniery Zinc Company Lake hold the reflection of the sky, offering a muted contrast to the dense, green thickets that crowd the lowlands.

Elmwood carries the weight of a slow, agrarian history, where the rhythms of the seasons have long dictated the pace of labor and life. The nearby Cordell Hull Recreation Area provides a space for the quiet observation of the land, drawing those who seek the stillness of the woods rather than the clamor of industry. Economic life here remains tied to the earth, a persistent labor that honors the traditions of the early settlers who first cleared these hollows to plant their crops. The air carries the scent of damp loam and cooling stone, a sensory testament to a place where the passage of time is measured not in hours, but in the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 356° N
Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 002° N
Cordell Hull Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.7 mi, 357° N
Smith County Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 268° W
Carthage Boat Ramp Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 290° W
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 262° W
Cordell Hull Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 078° E
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 284° W
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 296° NW
Carthage City Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 299° NW
Cordell Hull Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 324° NW
Long Branch Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 162° S
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 155° SE
Edgar Evins (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 158° S
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 073° E
Long Hunter (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 259° W
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 104° E
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 101° E
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 101° E
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 100° E
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.6 mi, 099° E
General Hatton (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 267° W
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 267° W
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 250° W
Cannon County Playhouse (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 203° SW
Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 253° W
Gravel Road Traditions (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 275° W
Gallatin Green Wave Football Stadium (Stadium) — 32.5 mi, 291° W
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 61.0 mi, 351° N · 51k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 61.8 mi, 064° NE · 564k acres

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