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Sneedville Tennessee Map

Explore Sneedville, 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 Sneedville, Tennessee

How to Use This Sneedville, Tennessee Map

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

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

Latitude	36.529811
Longitude	-83.217397
Population	1,282
Density	215.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37869
Area Code	865
County Seat	Sneedville
School District	Hancock County School District

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About Sneedville, Tennessee

Sneedville is a locality in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,282. The population density is 215.5 people per km². Sneedville is located at 36.5298°N, 83.2174°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sneedville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37869.

Sneedville anchors itself within a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Greasy Rock Creek, which carves a path through the limestone-rich earth of the region. It lies 16.0 miles west-northwest of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 14.5 miles northwest of Rogersville. The topography here leans toward the rugged and the sequestered, with Rabeck Hollow offering a sharp, shadowed crease in the land just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, hazy boundary against the horizon, marking the limit of the view. The air carries the scent of damp shale and cooling earth, especially near the quiet surface of Howard Pond, where the water reflects the shifting moods of the sky with a clarity that renders the surrounding timber twice as dense.

Sneedville emerged from the hardscrabble necessity of early mountain settlement, where the economy was long dictated by the yield of the soil and the timber standing in the deep, shaded coves. Life here persists with a deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, relying on a traditional foundation of agriculture and local trade that respects the constraints of the terrain. The presence of the Unthanks Cave State Natural Area Preserve nearby serves as a reminder of the subterranean complexity beneath the feet of the locals, a vast, limestone-carved architecture hidden from the sun. For those inclined to move through the woods, the historical path of Bunches Trace remains a vestige of the routes once carved by pioneers navigating these steep, forested ridges. The culture of Sneedville thrives in this isolation, maintaining a character forged by self-reliance and an intimate, daily communion with the stubborn, beautiful geography of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unthanks Cave State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 355° N
The Cedars State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 343° N
The Cedars (State Wilderness) — 7.6 mi, 345° N
Martins Fork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 348° N
Joseph Rogers Building (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 126° SE
Kyle House (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 126° SE
Hale Springs Inn (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 126° SE
Bean Station Original Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 211° SW
Wilderness Road State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 295° NW
Rocky Summit (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 197° S
Coal Mine (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 344° N
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 037° NE · 733k acres
Doughboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 345° N
Panther Creek (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 205° SW
Narrow (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 356° N
The Soup Bowl (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 360° N
Waterfall (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 358° N
Hawkeye Overlook (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 354° N
Stone Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 mi, 038° NE · 3,273 acres
Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 26.0 mi, 348° N · 146k acres
The Wilderness Road Blockhouse (Historic Castle / Fort) — 29.4 mi, 065° NE
Lakeway Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 193° S
Coal Miners Memorial Theater (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 026° NE
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 026° NE
Harry W. Meador Coal Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 046° NE
Appalachia Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 35.3 mi, 043° NE
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 36.5 mi, 088° E
Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.1 mi, 133° SE · 11k acres
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 47.6 mi, 178° S · 521k acres

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