Mount Vernon Tennessee Map

About Mount Vernon, Tennessee

Mount Vernon is a locality in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. Mount Vernon is located at 36.0409°N, 86.1375°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 37060, 37777, 37184.

Mount Vernon occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, low gurgle of the Left Prong Upper Prong Sinkhole Creek dictates the pulse of the immediate terrain. It lies 13.0 miles east of Athens, TN (from Athens, TN: bearing 99°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Madisonville. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, earthen stillness, characterized by heavy clay soils and dense thickets that soften the approach to Mason Hollow. Sunlight at dusk catches the sharp edges of the limestone, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the fields toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Great Smoky Mountains. Five miles away, the South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area acts as a vast, green lung, tempering the air and drawing a steady, cool draft across the lowlands. The water of Laurel Mountain Lake, resting just two miles from the center, holds a mirror to the sky, its surface often undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a rising fish or the drift of autumn leaves.

Mount Vernon retains a character forged by the slow, deliberate labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the surrounding acreage long before the modern grid arrived. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with small-scale agriculture and timber management providing a steady, if modest, persistence to the lives of those who remain. Residents looking for a reprieve often travel the eight miles to the Conasauga Falls Trail or venture further toward the spray of Bullet Creek Falls, where the water’s descent provides a rare, kinetic intensity in an otherwise hushed environment. There is a particular weight to the silence here, a quality of isolation that rewards the observant traveler who notices how the light lingers on the ridge lines. Life moves without the urgency found in more congested corridors, favoring the predictable passage of seasons over the clamor of rapid development.

About This Mount Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Vernon, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.040893, -86.13749. 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 Mount Vernon includes the ZIP code (37060, 37777, 37184), telephone area code (615, 901), county seat of Monroe County (Madisonville), and school district assignment.

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.