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2013 Map of Burrow Cove

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Payne Cove and the surrounding hollows define this pocket of the Cumberland Plateau, where the headwaters of the Elk River emerge from the limestone landscape. This 2013 survey documents a network of small settlements and family-named landforms, including Sartain Springs, Elkhead, and the dispersed communities of West Ramsey and East Ramsey near Plainview Lake. The terrain is marked by numerous natural springs like Blue Spring and Gilliam Spring, which historically dictated the pattern of local homesteads.

Transportation and recreation are anchored by the Krashinsky Airfield and the wooded grounds of Camp Unaka. Notable landmarks such as the Elk Bridge and Deer Lick Falls provide insight into the local geography, while the nomenclature of the hollows—from Stillhouse Hollow to Granny Hamby Hollow—preserves the names of early residents and their traditional mountain industries. The map's detail helps trace the evolution of rural Tennessee hamlets like Valley Home and Summerfield into the twenty-first century.