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2016 Map of Burns

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Burns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Dickson stands as the primary hub in this central Tennessee landscape, where the Tennessee Valley Divide snakes through the topography near Colesburg and Burns. The area is defined by its numerous family-named hollows and watercourses, such as Creech Hollow and Wildcat Hollow, illustrating a long history of rural settlement and local landownership. Small communities and railway points like Reeders Crossing and Tidwell are connected by a network of county roads and rail lines that navigate the uneven terrain.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family burial grounds, including the Richardson Cem, Thompson Cem, and Adcock Cem, many of which are located near original homestead sites or small creek branches like Jones Cr. From the industrial legacy of Bakersworks to the natural depression of The Punch Bowl in the southeast, the map documents the persistent rural character of Dickson County even as modern infrastructure like the Interstate and McNair Cut reshape the traditional travel corridors.