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2011 Map of Bridgeport

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Bridgeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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The Guntersville Lake reservoir dominates this landscape, framing the industrial and residential heart of Bridgeport and the adjacent Richard City. The geography is defined by the Tennessee River's wide expanse, where features like Long Island and Hembrees Bar reveal the complex riverbed and island system before and after the creation of the lake. Historical transit and commerce are evident in the naming of Reese Ferry Landing and the prominence of Battery Hill, overlooking the town center.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial sites across the ridges and valleys, including the Walker Family Cemetery, Kirkpatrick Cemetery, and McDaniel-Moore Cemetery. To the east, the terrain rises sharply into Hogjaw Ridge, where small rural communities like Bryant sit near the gap. The presence of the Indian Hill Farm Airport and numerous county roads illustrates the modern infrastructure laid over a land still deeply marked by its historical family homesteads and river-dependent origins.