Lancing Tennessee Map

About Lancing, Tennessee

Lancing is a locality in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Lancing is located at 36.1206°N, 84.6538°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37770.

Lancing rests where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, patient descent toward the Tennessee River's great, sinuous sweep. It lies 1.4 miles north-northwest of Morgan, TN (from Morgan, TN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 15.4 miles east-northeast of Fairfield Glade. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a landscape carved by water and time, where hollows cradle secrets and ridges stand sentinel. Oak and hickory trees, their branches often draped in the silvery moss of the humid air, form a dense canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. The air itself carries a cool, damp perfume of pine needles and decaying leaves, a scent that clings to the skin and whispers of the wildness that still holds sway. Small creeks, their beds paved with smooth, gray stones, tumble and chatter their way through the valleys, their waters clear and cold, reflecting the sky in fleeting, fractured images. The history of Lancing is not a grand, trumpet-blown narrative, but rather a slow, persistent growth, much like the tenacious wildflowers that push through the rocky soil. It was a place settled by those seeking a life close to the land, a community built on the back of timber and the quiet industry of farming. The echoes of logging camps, long since reclaimed by the forest, can still be felt in the way the older homes are built, sturdy and practical, their timbers bearing the marks of honest labor. Today, Lancing retains a character that is both rooted and resilient, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the quiet hum of a closely knit neighborhood. The distinctive, almost musical cadence of the local dialect, a unique blend of mountain drawl and older American speech patterns, is a subtle marker of its enduring identity, a quiet testament to the generations who have called this corner of Tennessee home.

About This Lancing Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lancing, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.120631, -84.653831. 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 Lancing and Morgan County.

Detailed location data for Lancing includes the ZIP code (37770), telephone area code (865), county seat of Morgan County (Wartburg), 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 Lancing is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.