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Oldfort Tennessee Map

Explore Oldfort, 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 Oldfort, Tennessee

How to Use This Oldfort, Tennessee Map

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

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	Oldfort
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Polk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.065354
Longitude	-84.732439
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	37362
Area Code	615
County Seat	Benton

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About Oldfort, Tennessee

Oldfort is a locality in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Oldfort is located at 35.0654°N, 84.7324°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37362.

Oldfort emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of structures where the horizon line is softened by the hazy, distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 10.4 miles southeast of Cleveland, TN (from Cleveland, TN: bearing 129°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-southeast of South Cleveland. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, low-slung stillness, defined by the steady, unassuming crawl of Little Chestuee Creek as it navigates the terrain just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate fields, the geography deepens into the shaded folds of Parks Hollow, while the proximity to Green Shadow Lake provides a basin of cool, still water that reflects the amber quality of the late afternoon sun. The air carries a weight of damp soil and drying hay, grounding the senses in a geography that feels finished and permanent, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger centers.

Oldfort maintains a rhythm dictated more by the cycles of the earth than by the pressures of industry, surviving as a place where the remnants of early settlement linger in the weathered wood of older barns and the layout of the local roads. The economy remains tethered to the land, supported by the diligent work of those who manage the nearby Charlotte Anne Finnell Neal Wildlife Management Area and the surrounding agricultural tracts. While the roar of modern life feels miles distant, locals occasionally find their way toward the Conasauga River Trail or the seasonal rush of Benton Falls, seeking the simple kinetic energy of moving water. Life in Oldfort is a quiet continuity, a persistent, measured existence that honors the land’s original character while watching the seasons turn against the backdrop of an unchanging, wide-open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charlotte Anne Finnell Neal Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 341° N
South Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 125° SE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 125° SE · 662k acres
Hiwassee/Ocoee (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 182° S
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 5.5 mi, 166° S · 752k acres
105-001 (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 187° S
Parksville Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 063° NE
Nancy Ward Tomb (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 023° NE
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 133° SE · 37k acres
CSA Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 049° NE
Cherokee Game Refuge #1 National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 097° E · 9,863 acres
Fred Stone (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 332° NW
Big Frog Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 mi, 108° E · 8,502 acres
Red Clay (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 247° SW
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 266° W
Brotherton Mill (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 268° W
Little Debbie (Public Artwork) — 19.2 mi, 268° W
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 284° W
Georgia-Tennessee Border (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 104° E
Etowah Arts Commission (Arts Centre) — 21.4 mi, 033° NE
Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 25.9 mi, 260° W
Southern Railway Historical Assoc (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 270° W
Louisville & Nashville Historical Society (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 270° W
Craft Axe Throwing (Theme Park) — 27.0 mi, 260° W
Prayer Mountain (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 082° E
Arise and Shine Marker (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 082° E
Garden Tomb (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 082° E
Denise Heinly Art Center (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 275° W
Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 38.7 mi, 132° SE · 24k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 51.2 mi, 053° NE · 521k acres

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