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Petersburg Tennessee Map

Explore Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, Tennessee

How to Use This Petersburg, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	35.317347
Longitude	-86.64058
Population	528
Density	202.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	37857, 37144
Area Code	865, 615
County Seat	Rogersville
School District	Lincoln County School District

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About Petersburg, Tennessee

Petersburg is a locality in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 202.2 people per km². Petersburg is located at 35.3173°N, 86.6406°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Petersburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 37857, 37144.

Petersburg emerges from the undulating terrain of the Tennessee midlands, where the earth swells into limestone ridges and settles into quiet, fertile pockets. It lies 2.6 miles south-southwest of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 210°T), and is situated 1.8 miles east of Rogersville. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality, catching the dust of dry summers and casting long, sharp shadows across the limestone outcrops that break the surface of the fields. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, bruised silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a jagged blue line against the sky that dictates the weather and the temperament of the air. Nearby, the land dips into the shaded basin of Pinhook Hollow, while the local waters of Crockett Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the bedrock, providing a persistent, low-frequency hum to the landscape. A short distance away, the waters of Cherokee Lake reflect the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that mirrors the deliberate, measured pace of life in Petersburg.

Agriculture defines the pulse of the earth here, with the economy rooted in the stubborn, productive soil that has supported generations of families who know the exact hour the dew leaves the clover. Petersburg maintains a quiet gravity, its history etched into the weathered siding of barns and the solid, unadorned storefronts that face the main thoroughfare. Residents often seek the open, managed greenery of Rogersville City Park for respite, finding a communal space where the local rhythm is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers. The character of the place remains forged from a long-standing reliance on the land, where the exchange of goods and the quiet maintenance of fence lines serve as the primary rituals of the day. Even as the modern world encroaches, Petersburg retains an austere, self-contained dignity, anchored by the slow movement of the creek and the enduring, silent presence of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Richard Cashion Little League Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 317° NW
Don Davidsonpark (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 168° S
Lincoln Theater (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 161° S
Rock Creek Park (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 319° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 14.6 mi, 102° E
Jack Daniel (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 098° E
Henry Horton (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 354° N
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 18.8 mi, 348° N
Tims Ford (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 104° E
Yanahli Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 325° NW
Duck River Complex Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 323° NW
Lynnville Railroad Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 282° W
Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 352° N
Wild Bird Viewing (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.7 mi, 107° E
Beechwood Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 053° NE
STAAR theater (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 250° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 23.5 mi, 164° S
Tullahoma History Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 083° E
Tullahoma Art Center (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 083° E
Bellbuckle Caboose (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 041° NE
Staturn 1B Rocket (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 210° SW
Civil War Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 216° SW
Heritage Landing Entrance Sign (Public Artwork) — 29.9 mi, 192° S
Amuse'um (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 313° NW
Saint Peters Episcopal Church (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 313° NW
Manchester Arts Center (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 070° E
May Prairie Designated State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 35.9 mi, 075° E
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 183° S · 35k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 70.2 mi, 205° SW · 182k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 77.7 mi, 215° SW · 26k acres

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