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South Carthage Tennessee Map

Explore South Carthage, 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 South Carthage, Tennessee

How to Use This South Carthage, Tennessee Map

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

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	South Carthage
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Smith County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.241999
Longitude	-85.951932
Population	1,490
Density	224.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37030
Area Code	615, 629
County Seat	Carthage
School District	Smith County School District

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About South Carthage, Tennessee

South Carthage is a locality in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,490. The population density is 224.5 people per km². South Carthage is located at 36.2420°N, 85.9519°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Carthage is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37030.

South Carthage rises from the limestone bedrock of the Cumberland River valley, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate patience through the lowlands. It lies 15.8 miles southeast of Hartsville, TN (from Hartsville, TN: bearing 131°T), and is situated 0.7 miles south of Carthage. The land here is defined by the steady presence of the Cumberland River, which carves a deep, serpentine path through the terrain, flanked by fields that hold the morning dampness long after the sun has climbed high. To the west, the horizon catches the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, though they remain a faint blue ghost against the sky compared to the immediate, tactile reality of the soil. The atmosphere in South Carthage feels thick with the scent of damp earth and slow-moving current, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows across the pastures that stretch toward the quietude of Condit Hollow.

Industry in South Carthage has long been tied to the rhythm of the river and the labor of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in the quiet machinery of local commerce and the persistence of family-run enterprises. Residents often navigate the boundaries of Old Hickory Lake, a sprawling recreational space that softens the transition between the developed road networks and the untamed brush of the riverbank. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the local economy has adapted to the seasonal swells of the Cumberland River and the steady, quiet utilization of the nearby Cordell Hull Reservoir. Life in South Carthage retains a grounded, pragmatic character, shaped by the cyclical demands of the earth and the unadorned, functional architecture that persists through the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Hickory Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 037° NE
The Eads Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 214° SW
Carthage Boat Ramp Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 075° E
Smith County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 003° N
Carthage City Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 348° N
Smith County Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 162° S
Carthage Junction Depot (Gallery) — 1.6 mi, 177° S
Cordell Hull Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 016° N
Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 015° N
Cordell Hull Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 024° NE
Cordell Hull Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 000° N
Long Branch Public Hunting Area (State Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 146° SE
Edgar Evins (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 143° SE
Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 141° SE
Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 081° E
Long Hunter (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 252° W
General Hatton (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 263° W
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 263° W
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 244° SW
The Pink Elephant (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 105° E
The Munkey Wrench (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 102° E
Sandra Bos (Gallery) — 25.4 mi, 102° E
Backdoor Playhouse (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 101° E
TTU Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.5 mi, 100° E
Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 248° W
Gravel Road Traditions (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 273° W
Gallatin Green Wave Football Stadium (Stadium) — 28.6 mi, 291° W
Sumner County Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 290° W
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 59.4 mi, 354° N · 51k acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 64.8 mi, 067° NE · 564k acres

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