Hickman County, Tennessee Map
Explore Hickman County, Tennessee with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 9 cities and towns in Hickman County below.
Interactive Map of Hickman County, Tennessee
| County | Hickman |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County Seat | Centerville |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 35.848317 |
| Longitude | -87.41313 |
| Cities & Towns | 9 |
| Area Codes | 615, 629, 901 |
About Hickman County, Tennessee
Hickman County occupies a rugged portion of the Western Highland Rim, where the landscape is defined by the deep, limestone-choked incisions of the Duck River and its tributary creeks. These waterways act as the primary architects of the topography, carving narrow, fertile corridors that contrast sharply with the high, timbered ridges separating the drainage basins. The soil here, often thin and silty, gives way to a geology of chert and shale, creating a terrain that feels less like a gentle expanse and more like a series of disconnected, private theaters. At dusk, the light catches the moisture rising from the riverbanks, turning the air a bruised, heavy violet that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has vanished behind the canopy.
Hickman County emerged from the early nineteenth-century frontier, organized by settlers pushing westward from the older, more established basins of the state. It was carved from the western reaches of a larger, older territory, formalized as the population density moved beyond the reach of the original colonial administrative centers. The designated seat of government was moved several times in its infancy, shifting to find a balance between the scattered, independent-minded farmers and the practical necessity of a central courthouse. This institutional migration mirrored the broader movement of people who arrived with little more than a mule and a desire for land that would not answer to a landlord, leaving behind a legacy of quiet self-reliance that still colors local interactions.
Economic life remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting between small-scale forestry, livestock, and the daily commute toward more industrialized hubs. The character of the people is marked by a deliberate, cautious observation of outsiders, a byproduct of living in a place where the geography naturally discourages casual through-traffic. Landmarks such as the towering, iron-rich bluffs and the silent, cool spans of stone bridges define the horizon, emphasizing a sense of permanence that defies the frantic pace of the modern world. Life here moves with a heavy, deliberate gravity, the kind that settles into the floorboards of a porch and suggests that, regardless of what happens in the wider world, the river will continue to cut its path through the limestone just as it has for generations.
Cities and Towns in Hickman County
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About This Hickman County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Hickman County, Tennessee alongside links to detailed street maps for 9 cities and towns. The county seat is Centerville. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
