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1968 Map of Burristown

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Burristown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Butlers Landing and the winding Cumberland River anchor this topographic study, which captures the rural landscape of Jackson and Clay counties during the late 1960s. The geography is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, such as Baptist Ridge and Tick Ridge, that dictate the placement of small communities and family landmarks. The expansion of the Cordell Hull Reservoir is a primary feature, altering the river valley and its surrounding bluffs like Seven Sisters Bluff and WPA Bluff.

Social life is centered around numerous country churches and schools, including Pleasant Hill Ch, Fairview Sch, and Poston Chapel. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the exact locations of many family-named features and small settlements like Burristown, Carlock, and Harmony. The transition from river-bottom farming to a reservoir-impacted landscape is clearly visible in the relationship between the old Cumberland River channel and the rising water levels indicated in purple revisions.