Overton County, Tennessee Map
Explore Overton County, Tennessee with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 8 cities and towns in Overton County below.
Interactive Map of Overton County, Tennessee
| County | Overton |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County Seat | Livingston |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 36.36673 |
| Longitude | -85.28684 |
| Cities & Towns | 8 |
| Area Codes | 423, 615, 865 |
About Overton County, Tennessee
Overton County occupies a high, pleated expanse of the Cumberland Plateau, where the earth breaks into jagged limestone shelves and deep, shaded coves. The terrain is defined by a rugged transition from the flat, sandstone-capped ridges of the upper plateau to the fragmented, steep-walled valleys that drain toward the Obey River. Here, the air holds a singular, cool clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the dense stands of oak and hickory that cling to the slopes. As the sun begins to drop behind the western rim, the light takes on a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows that swallow the narrow roads and turn the limestone outcrops into pale, ghost-like markers against the darkening timber.
Settlers arrived in this high country during the early nineteenth century, moving upward from the river valleys to claim land that had once served as a hunting ground for the Cherokee. The legislature authorized the formation of the county in the first decade of the eighteen-hundreds, carving it from territory that stretched far toward the eastern mountains. The county seat emerged as a central point of governance, established on a high rise to provide a vantage for those traveling through the interior. This administrative center grew not from grand ambition, but from the practical necessity of holding court and recording deeds in a landscape that often seemed indifferent to the efforts of those trying to map and fence its wilder reaches.
Life in Overton County today remains tethered to the land and the quiet, persistent labor of its inhabitants, who balance small-scale agriculture with the shifts of modern industry. The economy turns on a mix of timber, livestock, and the daily commerce of a community that prefers its own company to the noise of urban centers. Landmarks here are often modest—a weathered wooden barn tilting against a field of drying corn, or a stone bridge spanning a creek that runs amber after a spring rain. There is a perceptible gravity to the way the days unfold, a sense of stillness that settles over the porches and storefronts, suggesting that while the world beyond the plateau continues its frantic pace, the people here have opted for a more deliberate, grounded existence.
Cities and Towns in Overton County
About This Overton County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Overton County, Tennessee alongside links to detailed street maps for 8 cities and towns. The county seat is Livingston. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
