Woodbury: Geode Digging in Cannon County, Tennessee

Permission requiredBest spot1 mineralCannon County, TennesseeUpdated July 2026

Mineral reported: 1
Elevation: 1,140 ft
Best months: Year-round

Cannon County is one of Middle Tennessee's defining geode counties, and the ground around Woodbury has produced large quartz geodes, including a roughly 20-inch specimen reported near the McMinnville road. The geodes weather from the Mississippian Warsaw and Fort Payne formations of the Highland Rim. Interiors are typically drusy quartz, sometimes with calcite. Reported finds include geode. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.

Plan your visit

Permission required before collecting

County: Cannon County
State: Tennessee
Nearest road: Ivy Point Lane
Postcode: 37190
Coordinates: 35.79330, -85.98963

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Land & collecting status

Permission required before collecting

Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.

Access note: Many famous finds came from now-closed road construction, and there is no confirmed open-public dig at the mapped location, so treat this as a permission-required geode county rather than a specific open site. Hunt public creek gravels where legal, or ask permission before entering private fields. Do not rely on any single address being open.

Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.

Best time to visit Woodbury

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Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 50°F in winter to 90°F in summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, WOODBURY 1 WNW station (2 mi away).

Geology at Woodbury

This spot sits on Fort Payne Formation and Chattanooga Shale, mapped as chert that formed roughly 360 to 325 million years ago. Concretions and geodes typically weather out of sedimentary beds like these, standing out as rounded, heavier-or-lighter-than-expected lumps.

Mapped unit: Fort Payne Formation and Chattanooga Shale
Age: 360–325 Ma (Mississippian)
Rock types: chert
Elevation: 1,140 ft

Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.

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Sources & verification

Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.

Tennessee Division of Geology
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee State Parks rules
Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules

Found at Woodbury

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Nearby rockhounding spots

Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Woodbury.

Cannon CountyCannon County, Tennessee · 5 mi awayCalcite, Fluorite, Geode
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BeechgroveCoffee County, Tennessee · 19 mi awayChalcedony Nodule
MurfreesboroRutherford County, Tennessee · 22 mi awayChert, Agate
Pannell RidgeBedford County, Tennessee · 29 mi awayAgatized Coral
Philippi ChurchBedford County, Tennessee · 29 mi awayAgatized Coral
Horse MountainBedford County, Tennessee · 31 mi awayHorse Mountain Agate
Sugar CreekBedford County, Tennessee · 37 mi awayAgatized Coral

Across the state line from Woodbury

Woodbury is close enough to the Tennessee border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.

TomkinsvilleMonroe County, Kentucky · 65 mi awayGeode
ScottsvilleAllen County, Kentucky · 66 mi awayGeode
Rising FawnDade County, Georgia · 77 mi awayHalloysite
GraysvilleCatoosa County, Georgia · 77 mi awayBarite, Calcite, Purple Fluorite

Woodbury FAQ

Where is Woodbury?+

Woodbury is in Cannon County, Tennessee, at 35.79330, -85.98963. Nearest road: Ivy Point Lane.

What rocks and minerals can you find at Woodbury?+

Woodbury is reported to produce Geode.

Is collecting allowed at Woodbury?+

Permission required before collecting. Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before a trip.

What tools should I bring to Woodbury?+

Bring a crack hammer, a chisel, safety glasses, and a bucket. Candidates are rounder and lighter than solid rock; a soil pipe cutter opens them cleaner than a flat smash.

When is the best time to visit Woodbury?+

Woodbury is workable year-round.

How do I get to Woodbury?+

Open the directions link to navigate to 35.79330, -85.98963 in Google Maps. The nearest road is Ivy Point Lane.

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