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2022 Map of Birchwood

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Birchwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Georgetown and Birchwood anchor a landscape defined by the intersection of three counties—Hamilton, Meigs, and Bradley—and the varied topography of East Tennessee. The terrain transitions from the prominent White Oak Mountain and Taliaferro Gap in the south to the broad No Pone Valley and the distinctive Texas Knobs further north. This modern survey illustrates how long-established community landmarks persist alongside contemporary road networks like the Birchwood Pike and Doltewah Georgetown Rd.

Water plays a central role in the area's geography, with the Hiwassee River system forming the northern boundary near Goodman Bluff and Jewell Bluff. Numerous springs and sloughs, including McCulley Spring and Hooper Slough, drain the ridges and hollows such as Horner Hollow and Shingle Hollow. The map is particularly dense with small family and community burial grounds, from the Swafford-Davis Cem to the McClanahan Cem, which offer significant value for researchers tracing local lineage and original settlement patterns across these rural ridges.