Western Tennessee

Western Tennessee, more often known as West Tennessee, is the region of west of the Tennessee River. The region also includes all of Hardin County, a rural county on the state's borders with Alabama and Mississippi that is bisected by the Tennessee River.
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Memphis and Jackson.

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
is the second largest city in the state of , after . The state rests in the southeastern portion of the . , with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in Western Tennessee that grew as a crossroads between various railroads in the four cardinal directions. It was the major commerce center of western Tennessee around the time of its founding in 1821 because Memphis had yet to emerge as a dominant community.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 9,788. The city is named after General Jacob Jennings Brown, an American officer of the War of 1812.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Paris and Bartlett.

Photo: Francis Tyers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 10,000 people in Western Tennessee. Visitors come to see the 70-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower and for the "World's Biggest Fish Fry."…

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in metropolitan , . It has several buildings of historic interest, and a walkable Historic District". In 2018, the population of was almost 60,000.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. 11,170 people were living in the town as of the 2020 census. It is the principal urban settlement of the surrounding micropolitan area, which includes Obion County and .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is the county seat of Hardin County in Western Tennessee. It is a real Southern, conservative, Bible-belt type of town, so if that is your element, you'll be in heaven.

Western Tennessee

Latitude of center
35.74° or 35° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
-88.78° or 88° 46′ 48″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q7986638
This page is based on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Western Tennessee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Western Tennessee” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرب تينيسي”
  • Chinese: “西田纳西”
  • Italian: “Tennessee occidentale”
  • Italian: “Western Tennessee”
  • Japanese: “西部テネシー”
  • Korean: “서부 테네시”
  • Slovenian: “West Tennessee”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodni Tennessee”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ ٹینیسی”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Tennessee”

Tennessee: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.