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Map Collection and Online Resources: Tennessee Topo Guide

Tennessee Topographic Map Guide

Tennessee Topographic Map Guide

Topographic map of a portion of Big South Fork

 

This website lists 1:24,000 scale (7.5 minute) topographic maps that show features in Tennessee including national and state parks, forests, and wildlife managment areas. Links to online topographic maps are also included for many of these features.

 

General Information

Where can I learn more about U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps?
What is a topographic map?
How do I obtain topographic maps?
What do the different symbols on topographic maps indicate?
Is there a resource where I can look up features that do not appear on this website?
Tennessee Topographic Map Index by County
(Tennessee Division of Geology)
USGS Topographic Map Indexes for the entire United States
(topographicalmaps.com)
Display topographic map index on Google Earth
(Digital Data Services, Inc)
Find USGS Topographic Maps by zip code
(omnimap.com)
Where can I learn more about map scales?
USGS Frequently Asked Questions about topographic maps
Ask USGS

 

 

Federal

National Park Service Administered Lands in Tennessee
National Wildlife Refuges in Tennessee
Tennessee Trails and Parkways
U.S. Forest Service Administered Lands in Tennessee

 

 

 

State

 

East Tennessee State Forests
Middle Tennessee State Forests
West Tennessee State Forests
East Tennessee State Natural Areas
Middle Tennessee State Natural Areas
West Tennessee State Natural Areas
East Tennessee State Parks
Middle Tennessee State Parks
West Tennessee State Parks
East Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas
East Central Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas
West Central Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas
West Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas

 

 

 

How do I obtain topographic maps?

 

  • Inexpensive Copies
    The University of Tennessee Map Services has topographic maps for the entire United States. We can make black and white photocopies of these maps for $2.50 each. This is a cheap way to get a map you won't have to worry about folding, tearing, writing on, or getting wet or dirty.

 

  • Borrowing Maps
    Most of the maps at the University of Tennessee Map Services circulate to university students, staff, and faculty for 28 days.

 

 

  • Mapping Software, GPS, and Paper Topographic Atlas/Gazetteers
    Map Services also has digital mapping software like DeLorme 3-D TopoQuads and Maptech Terrain Navigator that allow the user to download or print customized topographic maps. Data from Global Positioning System receivers can be downloaded to this software a nd displayed. Learn about borrowing a GPS receiver from Map Services. Map Services has the paper Delorme Atlas and Gazetteers for nearly every state available for circulation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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