1968 Map of Burristown

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a deep path through the Jackson and Clay County borderlands, where the winding waterway passes Seven Sisters Bluff and circles the prominent Turkey Creek Island. By the late 1960s, the landscape reflects the significant impact of the Cordell Hull Reservoir project, which transformed the traditional river bottoms like Tinsley Bottom and Weaver Bottom. Local life is anchored in the uplands at Baptist Ridge and Tick Ridge, where small communities like Burristown and Butlers Landing serve as centers for the surrounding rural hollows. This survey records the social geography of the era through scattered landmarks such as Pleasant Hill Ch, Fairview Sch, and several family cemeteries, including the McDonald Cem. The network of local routes like Bell Dudney Road and Smoky Branch Road connect these ridge-top settlements to the changing river valley.