Shawanee Tennessee Map

About Shawanee, Tennessee

Shawanee is a locality in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Shawanee is located at 36.5806°N, 83.6388°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37782.

Shawanee rests in a fold of Claiborne County, where the land begins its patient ascent toward the Cumberland Plateau. It lies 6.7 miles north of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 358°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east-south-east of Middlesborough. Here, the hills are not so much mountains as a persistent, rolling swell of earth, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pines. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew clinging to the broad leaves of rhododendron and the low-lying ferns. The roads, often narrow and winding, follow the contours of the terrain, revealing glimpses of weathered barns and modest homes that seem to grow organically from the landscape, their paint faded to match the muted tones of the surrounding trees. The history of Shawanee is largely tied to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this land, a legacy that has shaped its character and its economy for generations. While the deep mines have mostly fallen silent, the spirit of resilience and hard work remains, evident in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfare and the quiet hum of agricultural activity in the surrounding valleys. The Cumberland River, though not directly touching Shawanee, exerts its influence on the region, its waterways a constant presence in the collective memory and a source of recreation for those who live here. The evenings in Shawanee often bring a particular quality of light, a soft, diffused glow that softens the edges of the hills and lends a contemplative stillness to the end of the day.

About This Shawanee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shawanee, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.580638, -83.638802. 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 Shawanee and Claiborne County.

Detailed location data for Shawanee includes the ZIP code (37752), telephone area code (865), county seat of Claiborne County (Tazewell), 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 Shawanee is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.