1950 Map of Altitude

About this map

Altitude serves as a central point in this part of Prentiss County, where the Tennessee Valley Authority and Geological Survey documented a landscape defined by its many rural congregations and family burial grounds. The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through the eastern section of the map, separating drainage between Heading Mill Creek and the western watercourses like Martin Creek. Notable landmarks include the Blue Hill Lookout Tower perched on Blue Hill, providing a strategic vantage point over the complex system of hollows such as Riney Grove Hollow. Local education and faith were closely linked, evidenced by sites like Hills Chapel School and Mt Pleasant Church. The distribution of cemeteries, including Harden Cem and Carter Cem, suggests a long-standing pattern of family-centered settlement across the ridges of Wind Ridge.