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Tennessee maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Tennessee: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Tennessee blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Tennessee with no labels: about 485 miles wide and 117 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Tennessee with no labels: about 485 miles wide and 117 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 42 KB)PDF, US Letter (14 KB)PDF, A4 (14 KB)

2. Tennessee county map

All 95 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Tennessee showing the borders of its 95 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Tennessee showing the borders of its 95 counties, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 116 KB)PDF, US Letter (82 KB)PDF, A4 (85 KB)

3. Tennessee labeled county map

The same 95 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Tennessee's 95 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Shelby County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Tennessee's 95 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Shelby County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 171 KB)PDF, US Letter (90 KB)PDF, A4 (93 KB)

4. Tennessee map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Tennessee with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Nashville-Davidson (capital), Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga.View full size
Map of Tennessee with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Nashville-Davidson (capital), Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 159 KB)PDF, US Letter (92 KB)PDF, A4 (95 KB)

5. Tennessee elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Tennessee, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Clingmans Dome (6,643 ft, highest), the Mississippi River low point (178 ft) and Nashville-Davidson, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Tennessee, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Clingmans Dome (6,643 ft, highest), the Mississippi River low point (178 ft) and Nashville-Davidson, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 1.2 MB)PDF, US Letter (426 KB)PDF, A4 (512 KB)

Tennessee: shape, counties and terrain

Tennessee spans about 485 miles from east to west and 117 miles from north to south, with 41,224 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 73% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Tennessee has 95 counties. The largest by land area is Shelby County (753 sq mi) and the smallest is Trousdale County (114 sq mi). The capital, Nashville-Davidson, sits at 555 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 178 ft (54 m) on the Mississippi River to 6,643 ft (2,025 m) at Clingmans Dome in Sevier County, a range of 6,465 ft. The sampled average is about 935 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 95% of the state lies below 2,000 ft, 4% between 2,000 and 4,000 ft and under 1% between 4,000 and 6,000 ft and under 1% above 6,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 468 ft, the central third 982 ft and the eastern third 1,603 ft, so the land is highest in the eastern third and lowest in the western third.

More figures, with sources: Tennessee elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Nashville-Davidson, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 95. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Nashville-Davidson to Johnson City is about 246 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Clingmans Dome (6,643 ft) and the Mississippi River (178 ft), and work out the difference: 6,465 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Tennessee elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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