How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-09-26. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf
The drawing: Drawn for this site from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_county_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_county_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_state_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_state_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Albers equal-area conic projection, central meridian 85.8°W, standard parallels 35.3°N and 36.4°N. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf
How it works
This blank map of Tennessee shows all 95 counties of Tennessee, from Anderson to Wilson, with Nashville, the capital, in Davidson County; with Borders off it prints the plain outline.
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Blank, numbered or named
Blank prints the 95 shapes with nothing written; Numbered puts 1 on Anderson and 95 on Wilson, in alphabetical order; Named prints every name, and Print the answer key gives the list.
Tennessee on the map
Tennessee is three Grand Divisions, East, Middle and West, shown by three stars on the state flag. Shelby County, around Memphis, has the most people. Its neighbors, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri, are drawn around it without numbers.
Print Numbered and give each group one Grand Division: East, Middle or West Tennessee.
Questions and answers
How many counties does Tennessee have?
Ninety-five in the Census Bureau count, from Anderson County to Wilson County in alphabetical order; with so many, the numbered sheet is busy.
What county is Nashville in?
Nashville stands in Davidson County, which is number 19 on the numbered sheet. Have students find it first and write Nashville beside it.
What are the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee?
East, Middle and West Tennessee, set in the state constitution and shown by the three stars on the flag.
Which county of Tennessee has the most people?
Shelby County, around Memphis, has more people than any other county in Tennessee, while the capital, Nashville, is in Davidson County.