Explore Trade, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Trade, 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 Trade.
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 | Trade |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Johnson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.349291 |
| Longitude | -81.745667 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 37691 |
| Area Code | 731 |
| County Seat | Mountain City |
Trade occupies a high, singular elevation where the cool air carries the sharp scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 19.1 miles east-southeast of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 103°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northwest of Boone. Roan Creek carves a persistent path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they slip past the verdant basin of Wallace Hollow. The horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which stand like silent sentinels against the fading light of dusk. Nearby, the wild expanse of Elk Knob State Park offers a sanctuary of dense foliage, while the gentle, rippling surface of Potato Hill Lake reflects the changing colors of the sky. The land here feels ancient and settled, with the ground rising into ridges that hold the morning mist long after the sun has begun its climb.
Trade maintains a quiet economy rooted in the resilience of its mountain heritage and the steady labor of its residents. Long ago, the settlement served as a vital crossroads for travelers and merchants, a legacy that lingers in the pragmatic, unpretentious character of the local architecture. While the echoes of past commerce have softened, the community remains tethered to the rhythm of the changing seasons and the simple necessity of working the soil. Those who wander a few miles out might find the hidden rush of Long Hope Falls, where the water gathers its strength before tumbling over the rock face. Life in Trade moves with a deliberate, measured patience, indifferent to the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the deep, quiet satisfaction of a day spent under an open sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Trade, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.349291, -81.745667. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Trade includes the ZIP code (37691), telephone area code (731), county seat of Johnson County (Mountain City), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |