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1947 Map of Burrow Cove

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Burrow Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Cumberland Plateau dominates this portion of Tennessee, where the Dixie Highway skirts the edge of the escarpment near the Coffee and Grundy County boundary. This landscape is defined by deep coves and narrow ridges, such as Burrow Cove and Payne Ridge, which shaped the settlement patterns of families in the late 1940s. Local life centered on numerous small schools and churches, including the Campground Sch and Bethel Ch, which served dispersed communities in the hollows.

Unique geological features are prominent throughout the survey, from the Natural Bridge to Big Mouth Cave and Deer Lick Falls. The Elk River and Fiery Gizzard Creek provide the primary drainage for the plateau’s runoff. Traces of local industry and recreation appear in the St Louis and Chattanooga railroad line and Camp Unaka, reflecting a region balancing mountain agriculture with emerging transit and forest management at Grundy State Forest.