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Oakdale Tennessee Map

Explore Oakdale, 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 Oakdale, Tennessee

How to Use This Oakdale, Tennessee Map

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

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.

CityOakdale
StateTennessee (TN)
CountyPutnam County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude35.992746
Longitude-84.556683
Population191
Density84.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes37188, 37186, 38583, 37829, 37748
Area Code423, 865
County SeatCookeville
School DistrictMorgan County School District

About Oakdale, Tennessee

Oakdale is a locality in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 84.4 people per km². Oakdale is located at 35.9927°N, 84.5567°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oakdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 37188, 37186, 38583.

Oakdale occupies a quiet intersection of geography where the land folds into itself, defined by the steady, modest flow of West Blackburn Fork. It lies 5.1 miles northwest of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 319°T), and is situated 7.4 miles northwest of Putnam. The surrounding terrain is marked by the deep, shaded quiet of Twelve Corners Hollow, a basin that traps the morning mist against the limestone outcrops until the sun climbs high enough to burn it away. The air here holds a distinct dampness, smelling of damp earth and decaying leaves, while the light at dusk settles in long, thin bars of amber across the forest canopy. To the north, the landscape begins its slow, uneven climb toward the distant Cumberland Mountains, which appear as a jagged, blue-tinted spine against the horizon, providing a sense of enclosure that keeps the pace of the day measured and deliberate.

Oakdale traces its character to the iron and timber industries that once demanded a foothold in these rugged woods, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the older houses. Life today moves with the rhythm of the seasons, influenced by the proximity of Cummins Falls, where the water tumbles over rock shelves in a display of raw, persistent energy just two miles away. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Cane Creek Lake for respite, finding a different kind of stillness in the water’s surface than in the dense, tangled thickets of the surrounding timberland. This locality maintains an identity forged in the isolation of the landscape, where the hard, honest work of the past has quieted into a steady, watchful present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 315° NW
  • Lone Mountain State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 346° N
  • Triangle Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 171° S
  • Flour Mill Flats Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 180° S
  • Paper Maker Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 180° S
  • Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 179° S
  • Mt. Roosevelt Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 209° SW
  • Lake Shore (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 149° SE
  • Frozen Head (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 032° NE
  • Obed Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.5 mi, 317° NW · 3,160 acres
  • Fort Southwest Point (Historic Castle / Fort) — 9.2 mi, 170° S
  • Breakaway Bluff (Viewpoint) — 9.9 mi, 313° NW
  • K-25 History Center (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 115° SE
  • Abandoned Train (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 042° NE
  • Cumberland Trail (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 242° SW
  • Oak Ridge Children's Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 082° E
  • Ozone Falls (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 241° SW
  • The Oak Ridge History Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 085° E
  • Jane Manley Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 206° SW
  • International Friendship Bell (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 085° E
  • American Museum of Science and Energy (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 085° E
  • Troop 45 (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 219° SW
  • Oak Ridge Playhouse (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 082° E
  • Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 074° E
  • Clayton Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 22.1 mi, 098° E
  • Farragut High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 108° E
  • Train Cars (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 016° N
  • Lulu's Epoxitorium (Gallery) — 25.0 mi, 072° E
  • Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.4 mi, 337° NW · 114k acres
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 41.9 mi, 132° SE · 521k acres

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About This Oakdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakdale, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.992746, -84.556683. 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 Oakdale includes the ZIP code (37188, 37186, 38583), telephone area code (423, 865), county seat of Putnam County (Cookeville), and school district assignment (Morgan 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.