1975 Map of Blount Springs

About this map

Mulberry Fork winds through the heart of this landscape, its tight meanders carving a distinct path through the forested terrain of Blount County. This 1975 orthophotoquad, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, provides a detailed aerial perspective of the region's agricultural and timber patterns. The settlement of Blount Springs is visible alongside the more concentrated residential layout of Hayden. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this imagery-based study captures the exact footprint of farm clearings and the density of the woods at the height of the 1970s. The visual contrast between the dark, timbered ridges and the lighter, cleared bottomlands along the river reveals the historical relationship between the local geography and the primary land use of the era.