Gilt Edge Tennessee Map

About Gilt Edge, Tennessee

Gilt Edge is a locality in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 67.9 people per km². Gilt Edge is located at 35.5341°N, 89.8307°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilt Edge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38015.

Gilt Edge marks the threshold where the heavy, alluvial soil of the Mississippi embayment rises to meet the persistent pulse of Hurricane Creek. It lies 8.0 miles north-northwest of Atoka, TN (from Atoka, TN: bearing 341°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Tipton. The landscape here is defined by a deep, vegetative stillness, where the low-lying fields stretch toward the horizon in shades of muted ochre and verdant green, interrupted only by the dark, tangled lines of timber that trace the water’s path. Three miles to the north, the waters of Ballard Slough hold the reflection of the sky in a quiet, stagnant stillness, creating a sanctuary for the migratory birds that drift above the Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge. On the furthest edge of the western horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Sandy Ridge suggests a distant boundary, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by the slow, deliberate work of the river systems and the wide, expansive sky.

Gilt Edge persists as a quiet intersection of agrarian tradition, tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of the state. The history of the land is etched into the fertile silt deposited by the meandering waterways, including the nearby Hatchie Island, which remains a testament to the wild, shifting nature of the basin. Economic life here flows from the productivity of the soil, with wide tracts of land dedicated to the cultivation of cotton and corn, echoing a heritage of labor that has defined the regional identity for generations. Life in Gilt Edge moves with the gravity of the seasons, characterized by the hum of machinery during the harvest and the long, humid evenings where the air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding the spirit in the singular, unadorned reality of the landscape.

About This Gilt Edge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gilt Edge, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.534074, -89.830734. 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 Gilt Edge includes the ZIP code (38015), telephone area code (901), county seat of Tipton County (Covington), and school district assignment (Tipton County School District).

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.