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2013 Map of Brayton

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Brayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Brayton and Smithtown anchor this section of the Cumberland Plateau, where the landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges. The topography is marked by notable landforms like The Backbone and Boardtree Point in the northeast, while the southern reaches descend toward Big Possum Creek. Evidence of earlier local industry remains through names like Shingle Mill Hollow, suggesting the historical importance of timber and milling in these deeply incised valleys.

Water plays a central role in the geography, with McGill Creek and Rock Creek carving out significant drainages. Smaller settlements such as Hickory Grove and Hendon are connected by a web of mountain roads including Harts Turnpike and Hendon Fire Tower Road. The map also identifies numerous family-named landmarks like Patterson Pond and Hart Gulf, which are essential for tracing local land ownership and genealogy in Bledsoe County.