Pleasant Shade Tennessee Map

About Pleasant Shade, Tennessee

Pleasant Shade is a locality in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Pleasant Shade is located at 36.3781°N, 85.9497°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 37145.

Pleasant Shade rests in a fold of Middle Tennessee, where the rolling green of bluegrass country begins to soften into the gentler curves of the Highland Rim. It lies 12.1 miles east of Hartsville, TN (from Hartsville, TN: bearing 94°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of South Carthage. The land here breathes a quiet humidity, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. Creeks, like veins of silver, thread through the wooded hollows, feeding into the broader, slower currents of larger waterways that lie just beyond the immediate horizon. Fields, patchwork quilts of corn and hay, stretch across the landscape, broken by stands of oak and hickory that stand sentinel, their leaves a vibrant green in the long, warm days and a riot of color in the autumn. The air itself seems to shimmer at dusk, a pearly luminescence that lends an almost ethereal quality to the deepening shadows. The history of Pleasant Shade is written in the weathered clapboard of its older homes and the enduring presence of family farms, many worked by descendants of the original settlers who sought fertile ground and a peaceful existence. Its economy, once anchored by tobacco and livestock, now sees a diversification, with small businesses catering to both locals and the occasional traveler drawn by the promise of quiet respite. The spirit of the place is one of resilient independence, a characteristic often found in communities that have weathered changing times without losing their fundamental identity. There's a subtle hum to the days in Pleasant Shade, a steady, unhurried pulse that speaks of generations who have found their rhythm in this particular bend of the Tennessee soil.

About This Pleasant Shade Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Shade, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.37811, -85.949707. 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 Pleasant Shade and Smith County.

Detailed location data for Pleasant Shade includes the ZIP code (37145), telephone area code (615), county seat of Smith County (Carthage), 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 Pleasant Shade is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.