Explore John Sevier, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for John Sevier, 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 John Sevier.
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 | John Sevier |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Knox County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.040084 |
| Longitude | -83.815459 |
| Population | 1,026 |
| Density | 520.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 37924 |
| Area Code | 865 |
| County Seat | Knoxville |
| School District | Knox County School District |
John Sevier sits upon a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the interior plateau, where the land swells into gentle folds that eventually sharpen toward the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 2.3 miles northeast of Knox, TN (from Knox, TN: bearing 50°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northeast of Knoxville. The Holston River traces a slow, deliberate path through the earth only a mile away, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid light of late afternoon that seems to cling to the tall grasses of Grassy Valley. Here, the air carries a distinct weight, a mixture of damp soil and the sharp, clean scent of limestone, grounding the horizon in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. A short distance away, the quiet reach of Fort Loudoun Lake holds the sky in its glassy surface, offering a reprieve from the heat that settles over the fields during the long, golden hours of the Tennessee summer.
John Sevier remains a quiet witness to the legacy of its namesake, the frontier leader who helped define the early character of this territory before it was fully woven into the map of the nation. The local economy draws its pulse from the steady hum of industry and the labor of those who work the land and the nearby corridors of commerce, moving with a rhythm that values endurance over haste. At the Holston Chilhowee Ballfields, the sharp crack of a bat during a weekend game punctuates the quiet, signaling the modest community gatherings that define the local social fabric. Life here unfolds with a measured consistency, a blend of historical gravity and the practical, everyday work of maintaining a life in a place that feels removed from the frantic pace of the larger world beyond its borders.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of John Sevier, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.040084, -83.815459. 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 John Sevier includes the ZIP code (37924), telephone area code (865), county seat of Knox County (Knoxville), and school district assignment (Knox 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. |