Explore Wartrace, 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 Wartrace, 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 Wartrace.
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 | Wartrace |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Bedford County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.527295 |
| Longitude | -86.333604 |
| Population | 653 |
| Density | 287.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 37183 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| County Seat | Shelbyville |
| School District | Bedford County School District |
Wartrace reveals itself as a quiet intersection of pastoral stillness, defined by the limestone-rich fields and the slow, deliberate pulse of middle Tennessee. It lies 7.7 miles east-northeast of Shelbyville, TN (from Shelbyville, TN: bearing 67°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west-northwest of Coffee. The landscape here is characterized by undulating pastures and dense woodland, where the shallow, winding course of Stokes Branch cuts through the verdant earth, providing a soft, consistent murmur against the silence of the countryside. Beyond the immediate meadows, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Justice Hollow, while the broader horizon remains flat and expansive, far removed from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Light at dusk settles heavily over the grass, turning the greens to a deep, muted copper that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the tree line.
Wartrace maintains a character forged in the legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines, which once dictated the rhythm of commerce and movement through these fields. The local economy persists as a reflection of the land itself, grounded in agriculture and the careful stewardship of livestock, while the proximity of Bedford Lake provides a sanctuary for those seeking a quiet communion with the local water and wildlife. Life in Wartrace moves with a measured, intentional cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of tradition over the haste of modern transit. Even with the nearby waters of Normandy Lake offering a wider expanse for reflection, the identity of the place remains anchored to the railroad tracks and the enduring architecture of its center, where the past is not a museum piece but a quiet, living presence in the daily affairs of the residents.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wartrace, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.527295, -86.333604. 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 Wartrace includes the ZIP code (37183), telephone area code (615), county seat of Bedford County (Shelbyville), and school district assignment (Bedford 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 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. |