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Gainesboro Tennessee Map

Explore Gainesboro, 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 Gainesboro, Tennessee

How to Use This Gainesboro, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.363219
Longitude	-85.64868
Population	920
Density	228.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38562
Area Code	423
County Seat	Gainesboro
School District	Jackson County School District

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About Gainesboro, Tennessee

Gainesboro is a locality in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 920. The population density is 228.1 people per km². Gainesboro is located at 36.3632°N, 85.6487°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gainesboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38562.

Gainesboro emerges where the waters of Doe Creek trace a winding path through the limestone-rich topography of the Upper Cumberland. It lies 15.9 miles north-northwest of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north-northwest of Putnam. The landscape surrounding Gainesboro is defined by the deep, quiet geometry of Gibson Hollow, where the shadows lengthen early against the steep walls of the terrain. Near the edges of the horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Cumberland Mountains provide a jagged anchor to the sky, while the expanse of Cordell Hull Reservoir softens the terrain, its surface reflecting the shifting charcoal and slate hues of a Tennessee evening. Within the quiet reaches of the Cordell Hull Recreation Area, the air carries a damp, earthen scent, and the light at dusk settles over the fields in a heavy, golden amber that seems to suspend the world in a brief, amber stillness.

History clings to the quiet streets of Gainesboro, where the legacy of river commerce once dictated the tempo of daily life. The regional economy has transitioned from the early reliance on the currents of the waterway to a quieter existence sustained by local agriculture and the small-scale trades that keep the storefronts occupied. Those who wander nine miles from the center might encounter the persistent, rhythmic spill of Dry Creek Falls, a reminder of the water that continues to shape the character of the soil. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, indifferent to the urgent pace of the wider world, favoring instead the slow accumulation of seasons and the familiar, repetitive labor of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 257° W
Cordell Hull Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 310° NW
Cordell Hull Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 305° NW
Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 355° N
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 189° S
Wash Morgan Hollow Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 105° E
Cummins Falls (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 148° SE
Picnic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 147° SE
Standing Stone State Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 058° NE
Standing Stone State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 054° NE
Standing Stone (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 060° NE
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 147° SE
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 148° SE
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 150° SE
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 150° SE
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 154° SE
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 246° SW
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 243° SW
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 239° SW
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 208° SW
Star Point Marina (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 055° NE
Eagle Cove Marina (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 053° NE
Good Landing Beach (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 069° E
General Hatton (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 254° W
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 37.4 mi, 254° W
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 083° E
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 244° SW
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 45.3 mi, 081° E · 114k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 46.0 mi, 068° E · 564k acres
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 55.6 mi, 336° NW · 51k acres

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