Kyles Ford Tennessee Map

About Kyles Ford, Tennessee

Kyles Ford is a locality in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Kyles Ford is located at 36.5709°N, 83.0432°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37765.

Kyles Ford exists where the Clinch River carves a deliberate, muscular path through the limestone bedrock of the Tennessee landscape. It lies 10.1 miles north-northwest of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 329°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Church Hill. The air here holds a heavy, damp clarity, cooling quickly as the sun slips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. To the north, the land rises into the dense, quiet timber of the Kyles Ford Wildlife Management Area, while the nearby depression of Testerman Hollow collects the morning fog in long, pale ribbons that cling to the earth. The light at dusk turns the river to liquid pewter, reflecting the sycamores that lean precariously over the bank, their roots clutching the soil in a slow, perennial struggle against the current. Kyles Ford serves as a quiet threshold for those who work the land, where the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the riparian corridor. History is measured here not in monuments, but in the enduring tracks of the Daniel Boone Trail, which whisper of early movement through these rugged gaps. While life moves at the pace of the water, the presence of the Kyles Ford Wildlife Management Area ensures that the wild character of the valley remains untamed, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. A traveler might venture seven miles toward Ledford Pond to find a different stillness, yet the true gravity of the region rests in the slow, steady persistence of the river, indifferent to the passage of generations.

About This Kyles Ford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kyles Ford, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.570924, -83.043224. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kyles Ford and Hancock County.

Detailed location data for Kyles Ford includes the ZIP code (37765), telephone area code (865), county seat of Hancock County (Sneedville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kyles Ford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.