2022 Map of Bedford

About this map

Sinking Creek and the Duck River anchor this rural landscape in central Tennessee, where small settlements like Bedford, Pleasant Grove, and Richmond are connected by a dense network of family-named roads. The map reveals a remarkable concentration of family burial grounds and community cemeteries, such as New Bethel Cem, Tallaferro Cem, and Porter-Cortner Cem, which speak to the deep genealogical roots of the region. The terrain shifts from the flat stretches near Pleasant Grove Airpark to the more dissected topography of Adams Hollow and Bluestocking Hollow. This modern survey documents how historical land divisions and small-scale creek systems like Little Sinking Cr and Sugar Creek continue to shape the movement and settlement patterns of the county today, long after the earliest homesteads were established.