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Lawton Tennessee Map

Explore Lawton, 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 Lawton, Tennessee

How to Use This Lawton, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.21286
Longitude	-88.469488
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	38375, 38462
Area Code	901
County Seat	Selmer

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About Lawton, Tennessee

Lawton is a locality in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Lawton is located at 35.2129°N, 88.4695°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 38375, 38462.

Lawton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of limestone and clay. It lies 11.2 miles southeast of McNairy, TN (from McNairy, TN: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-northeast of Selmer. The terrain defines itself through the slow shadow of Martin Camp Hill, which watches over the surrounding fields with a stoic, weathered permanence. To the west, the landscape dips into the quiet seclusion of Dutchman Hollow, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling timber at dusk. Graham Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile away, its current providing a subtle, constant pulse that anchors the geography of the land. The light in Lawton possesses a particular, honeyed quality as the sun retreats, turning the late afternoon fields into vast, muted expanses of copper and gray.

Lawton traces its character back to the steady, agrarian traditions that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of the state. While the local economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the productivity of the soil, the proximity of Kentucky Lake nine miles away introduces a different, expansive scale to the horizon. Residents often look toward the regional centers for commerce, yet they maintain a distinct local identity shaped by the isolation of the rolling landscape. Although City Park lies seven miles out, serving as a rare, manicured deviation from the untamed edges of the hollows, the true life of the area is found in the everyday rituals of its people. Lawton persists as a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, inevitable deepening of the shadows across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Adamsville War Memorial Park (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 069° E
City Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 240° SW
Patriot Park (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 263° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 277° W
Battery of canons (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 122° SE
Tour Stop #12 (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 123° SE
US 29th Indiana Infantry Regiment Lt. Col. Dunn (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 127° SE
Beason Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 077° E
Shiloh Indian Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 121° SE
White Oak Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 035° NE
Big Hill Pond (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 234° SW
Pickwick Landing (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 133° SE
Lion Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 329° NW
Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 189° S
Caboose (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 189° S
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 21.5 mi, 131° SE
Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 21.6 mi, 131° SE · 20k acres
Mound 30 (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 330° NW
Davis Bridge Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 22.6 mi, 236° SW
Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites (Registered Battlefield) — 22.9 mi, 236° SW
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 236° SW · 156k acres
Dodson Science Auditorium (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 330° NW
Ayers Hall (Theatre) — 34.9 mi, 329° NW
Art in the Village (Gallery) — 37.8 mi, 325° NW
Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 38.0 mi, 188° S
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 039° NE · 22k acres
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.8 mi, 295° NW · 23k acres
National Bird Dog Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 255° W
Field Trial Hall of Fame (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 255° W
Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 48.9 mi, 144° SE

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