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Unicoi Tennessee Map

Explore Unicoi, 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 Unicoi, Tennessee

How to Use This Unicoi, Tennessee Map

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

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.

CityUnicoi
StateTennessee (TN)
CountyUnicoi County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.221771
Longitude-82.329224
Population3,833
Density91.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code37692
Area Code731
County SeatErwin
School DistrictUnicoi County School District

About Unicoi, Tennessee

Unicoi is a locality in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,833. The population density is 91.4 people per km². Unicoi is located at 36.2218°N, 82.3292°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Unicoi is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37692.

Unicoi occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, cooling presence of North Indian Creek as it carves a path through the verdant earth. It lies 8.2 miles south of Johnson City, TN (from Johnson City, TN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southeast of Jonesborough. The terrain rises into steep, shadowed contours that frame the nearby Dark Hollow, grounding the settlement in a rugged topography shaped by deep woods and jagged elevations. Light shifts across these slopes with a heavy, golden clarity during the late afternoon, illuminating the dense canopy of the North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area that presses against the town’s periphery. Farther out, the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains etch a permanent, jagged line against the horizon, anchoring the visual field in a vast, silent expanse of rock and timber.

Unicoi carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the extraction of earth and the steady labor of the rail lines that once dictated the pace of commerce here. The economy has long pivoted between the rhythms of agriculture and the specialized demands of regional industry, creating a distinct social texture where the work of the day is often measured by the changing seasons in the surrounding forest. Those seeking the quiet elevation of the landscape often head toward the Pinnacle Tower Trail, a path that offers a vantage point over the basin below. On quieter days, the local interest drifts toward the stillness of Waller Pond, a quiet body of water that mirrors the sky and provides a brief, reflective pause in the steady, forward momentum of life in Unicoi.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 184° S
  • Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 184° S · 662k acres
  • Buffalo Mountain Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 350° N
  • Unaka Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 167° S · 4,472 acres
  • Tipton Cemetery (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 358° N
  • Carillion (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 339° N
  • Tweetsie Trail (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 007° N
  • Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 164° S · 511k acres
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 167° S
  • Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 349° N
  • Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 349° N
  • Johnson City Sign (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 348° N
  • Liberty Bell Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 340° N
  • Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 337° NW
  • Bumpus Cove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 248° W
  • Sycamore Shoals (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 026° NE
  • International Storytelling Center (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 302° NW
  • The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 9.5 mi, 302° NW
  • Jonesborough Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 302° NW
  • State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 069° E · 6,920 acres
  • Wautauga Dam (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 059° NE
  • C.R. "Doodle" White Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 065° NE
  • Yellow Mountain State Natural Area (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 122° SE
  • David Crockett Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 267° W
  • Dianne Borde-Sutherland-Cane Creek Pottery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 012° N
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 082° E
  • Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 011° N
  • Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 37.6 mi, 044° NE · 155k acres

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About This Unicoi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Unicoi, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.221771, -82.329224. 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 Unicoi includes the ZIP code (37692), telephone area code (731), county seat of Unicoi County (Erwin), and school district assignment (Unicoi County School District).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.