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2014 Map of Bearden

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Bearden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Beaver Ridge and Blackoak Ridge dominate the landscape of West Knoxville, framing a densely developed suburban corridor shaped by major thoroughfares like Middlebrook Pike NW and Kingston Pike. This 2014 survey documents the extensive residential growth of the era, from established neighborhoods like Cumberland Estates and West Forest to newer subdivisions extending toward Beaver Valley. The geography is deeply tied to the drainage patterns of Ten Mile Creek and Beaver Creek, where numerous small springs such as Oehler Springs and Roberts Spring once served early settlers.

Genealogists can find significant local history in the numerous family and community cemeteries preserved amidst the modern sprawl, including Bearden Cem, Mars Hill Cem, and Childs Cem. The map concludes at the southern edge where the Tennessee River forms Fort Loudoun Lake near Wright Bluff, showing the intersection of the region's ancient river-and-ridge topography with its twenty-first-century infrastructure.