Tennessee is a Southern state of 95 counties, with Nashville as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the eight states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Tennessee maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Tennessee
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Tennessee
Nashville, the capital, is marked with a star. Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Clarksville are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
Tennessee County Map
All 95 counties drawn. The smallest are numbered, with a key below the map.
Neighbors of Tennessee Quiz
Eight numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Tennessee?
Tennessee shaded on a map of the United States.
Tennessee Facts
| Capital | Nashville |
| Largest city | Nashville |
| Population | 6,910,840 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 42,180 sq mi (109,247 km²) |
| Counties | 95 |
| Statehood | June 1, 1796 (16th state) |
| Nickname | The Volunteer State |
| Motto | Agriculture and Commerce |
| Highest point | Kuwohi, 6,644 ft (2,025 m) |
| Borders | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Tennessee
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Nashville | 689,447 |
| Memphis | 633,104 |
| Knoxville | 190,740 |
| Chattanooga | 181,099 |
| Clarksville | 166,722 |
| Murfreesboro | 152,769 |
Tennessee’s 95 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is Shelby County. The most populous is Shelby County, home to Memphis. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Clinton | 77,123 |
| Bedford | Shelbyville | 50,237 |
| Benton | Camden | 15,864 |
| Bledsoe | Pikeville | 14,913 |
| Blount | Maryville | 135,280 |
| Bradley | Cleveland | 108,620 |
| Campbell | Jacksboro | 39,272 |
| Cannon | Woodbury | 14,506 |
| Carroll | Huntingdon | 28,440 |
| Carter | Elizabethton | 56,356 |
| Cheatham | Ashland City | 41,072 |
| Chester | Henderson | 17,341 |
| Claiborne | Tazewell | 32,043 |
| Clay | Celina | 7,581 |
| Cocke | Newport | 35,999 |
| Coffee | Manchester | 57,889 |
| Crockett | Alamo | 13,911 |
| Cumberland | Crossville | 61,145 |
| Davidson | Nashville | 715,884 |
| Decatur | Decaturville | 11,435 |
| DeKalb | Smithville | 20,080 |
| Dickson | Charlotte | 54,315 |
| Dyer | Dyersburg | 36,801 |
| Fayette | Somerville | 41,990 |
| Fentress | Jamestown | 18,489 |
| Franklin | Winchester | 42,774 |
| Gibson | Trenton | 50,429 |
| Giles | Pulaski | 30,346 |
| Grainger | Rutledge | 23,527 |
| Greene | Greeneville | 70,152 |
| Grundy | Altamont | 13,529 |
| Hamblen | Morristown | 64,499 |
| Hamilton | Chattanooga | 366,207 |
| Hancock | Sneedville | 6,662 |
| Hardeman | Bolivar | 25,462 |
| Hardin | Savannah | 26,831 |
| Hawkins | Rogersville | 56,721 |
| Haywood | Brownsville | 17,864 |
| Henderson | Lexington | 27,842 |
| Henry | Paris | 32,199 |
| Hickman | Centerville | 24,925 |
| Houston | Erin | 8,283 |
| Humphreys | Waverly | 18,990 |
| Jackson | Gainesboro | 11,617 |
| Jefferson | Dandridge | 54,683 |
| Johnson | Mountain City | 17,948 |
| Knox | Knoxville | 478,971 |
| Lake | Tiptonville | 7,005 |
| Lauderdale | Ripley | 25,143 |
| Lawrence | Lawrenceburg | 44,159 |
| Lewis | Hohenwald | 12,582 |
| Lincoln | Fayetteville | 35,319 |
| Loudon | Loudon | 54,886 |
| Macon | Lafayette | 25,216 |
| Madison | Jackson | 98,823 |
| Marion | Jasper | 28,837 |
| Marshall | Lewisburg | 34,318 |
| Maury | Columbia | 100,974 |
| McMinn | Athens | 53,276 |
| McNairy | Selmer | 25,866 |
| Meigs | Decatur | 12,758 |
| Monroe | Madisonville | 46,250 |
| Montgomery | Clarksville | 220,069 |
| Moore | Lynchburg | 6,461 |
| Morgan | Wartburg | 21,035 |
| Obion | Union City | 30,787 |
| Overton | Livingston | 22,511 |
| Perry | Linden | 8,366 |
| Pickett | Byrdstown | 5,001 |
| Polk | Benton | 17,544 |
| Putnam | Cookeville | 79,854 |
| Rhea | Dayton | 32,870 |
| Roane | Kingston | 53,404 |
| Robertson | Springfield | 72,803 |
| Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 341,486 |
| Scott | Huntsville | 21,850 |
| Sequatchie | Dunlap | 15,826 |
| Sevier | Sevierville | 98,380 |
| Shelby | Memphis | 929,744 |
| Smith | Carthage | 19,904 |
| Stewart | Dover | 13,657 |
| Sullivan | Blountville | 158,163 |
| Sumner | Gallatin | 196,281 |
| Tipton | Covington | 60,970 |
| Trousdale | Hartsville | 11,615 |
| Unicoi | Erwin | 17,928 |
| Union | Maynardville | 19,802 |
| Van Buren | Spencer | 6,168 |
| Warren | McMinnville | 40,953 |
| Washington | Jonesborough | 133,001 |
| Wayne | Waynesboro | 16,232 |
| Weakley | Dresden | 32,902 |
| White | Sparta | 27,351 |
| Williamson | Franklin | 247,726 |
| Wilson | Lebanon | 147,737 |
States That Border Tennessee
Tennessee shares land borders with eight states: Virginia and North Carolina to the east, Georgia to the southeast, Alabama to the southwest, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri to the west and Kentucky to the northwest. The Mississippi River forms most of the border with Arkansas. The Mississippi River forms the whole border with Missouri.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Tennessee with the free Tennessee dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
