Explore Wildwood, 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 Wildwood, 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 Wildwood.
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 | Wildwood |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Carter County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.799857 |
| Longitude | -83.868543 |
| Population | 1,157 |
| Density | 179.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 37814, 37601, 38501, 37804 |
| Area Code | 423, 865 |
| County Seat | Elizabethton |
| School District | Blount County School District |
Wildwood occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Catbird Creek as it carves through the local topography. It lies 2.4 miles east-southeast of Johnson City, TN (from Johnson City, TN: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-southwest of Elizabethton. The landscape here is characterized by the soft, earthen contours of Hootowl Hollow, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers against the trees. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the horizon, acting as a permanent, hazy boundary for the valley. Residents traverse the grounds of the Tweetsie Trail, a linear path that serves as the primary artery for those moving through the quiet woodland. The air often carries a crisp, damp weight, suggesting the proximity of Boone Lake, which sits just far enough away to influence the morning mist that clings to the low-lying fields.
Wildwood maintains an economy rooted in the steady, unassuming labor of the land, reflecting a heritage of self-reliance that has persisted across generations. While the Stone Mountain Trail draws those who seek the rigor of a steep climb, the daily life within the borders of Wildwood remains tethered to the slow pulse of the regional seasons. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the local woodlots and the small, resilient enterprises that have adapted to the changing demands of the modern era. The character of the people is forged in the silence of the hollows, favoring a pace that allows for the observation of subtle shifts in the weather and the gradual maturing of the timber. It is a place where the work of the day concludes with the same steady cadence as the water moving through the creek, indifferent to the clamor of the wider world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wildwood, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.799857, -83.868543. 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 Wildwood includes the ZIP code (37814, 37601, 38501), telephone area code (423, 865), county seat of Carter County (Elizabethton), and school district assignment (Blount 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. |