Wartrace Tennessee Map

About Wartrace, Tennessee

Wartrace is a locality in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 630. The population density is 323.7 people per km². Wartrace is located at 35.5273°N, 86.3336°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 37183.

Wartrace lies in a shallow basin, a gentle depression in the broader, undulating landscape of Middle Tennessee. It lies 7.7 miles east-northeast of Shelbyville, TN (from Shelbyville, TN: bearing 67°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west-northwest of Coffee. Here, the land settles into a quiet repose, its contours softened by generations of cultivation and grazing. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch out like rumpled velvet under a sky that often holds a hazy, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoons. Old oaks and maples, their branches gnarled and reaching, stand sentinel at the edges of pastures, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a faint scent of turned earth and distant pine, a testament to the open country that surrounds Wartrace. The very name Wartrace whispers of a past that is both practical and perhaps a little wild, suggesting a place where trails converged and a common ground was found. This corner of Tennessee, far from the dramatic peaks of the east or the flat expanse of the west, thrives on the steady rhythm of agriculture and a deep-seated connection to the land. For decades, the economy of Wartrace has been tied to the soil, with dairy farms and horse ranches dotting the surrounding countryside, their presence felt in the quiet hum of tractors and the occasional distant whinny. It’s a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the ticking clock and more by the turning of the seasons, a characteristic that lends Wartrace a profound sense of stillness, an almost palpable sense of enduring presence.

About This Wartrace Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wartrace, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.527295, -86.333604. 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 Wartrace and Bedford County.

Detailed location data for Wartrace includes the ZIP code (37183), telephone area code (615), county seat of Bedford County (Shelbyville), and school district assignment (Bedford County School District). 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 Wartrace is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.