Putnam Tennessee Map

About Putnam, Tennessee

Putnam is a locality in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of 79,979. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Putnam is located at 36.1346°N, 85.4788°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38501.

Putnam breathes a quiet persistence against the rolling hills of Upper Cumberland. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Cookeville, TN (from Cookeville, TN: bearing 147°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-east of Campbell. The landscape here is a gentle, yet insistent, rise and fall of verdant slopes, cloaked in the deep, shadowed greens of oak and hickory, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often holds a bruised, dramatic hue before dawn or after sunset. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often softened by a tangle of wild rhododendron and ferns, a cool, damp scent rising from their shaded depths. The air itself carries the clean, earthy perfume of damp soil and pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that still presses in close, even as the town hums with its own quiet life. The roots of Putnam run deep into a history shaped by agriculture and later, by the discovery of minerals that once fueled a different kind of industry. For generations, families here have worked the land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile, though sometimes stubborn, soil. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries the echoes of those earlier days, with a strong emphasis on community and self-reliance. Putnam is a place where the past isn't buried but rather lives in the weathered clapboard of old farmhouses and the stoic gaze of its older residents, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Tennessee.

About This Putnam Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Putnam, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.134602, -85.478806. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Putnam and Putnam County.

Detailed location data for Putnam includes the ZIP code (38506), telephone area code (423), county seat of Putnam County (Cookeville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Putnam is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.