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1954 Map of Burrville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Burrville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Armathwaite and Shirley anchor the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, where the jagged topography of the Cumberland Plateau dictates the pattern of human settlement. The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across the southern reaches, marking a significant hydrologic boundary in the region. Winding through the center of the sheet, the Clear Fork river carves a deep, serpentine path, joined by numerous tributaries like Crooked Creek and Skull Cave Creek.

Social life in this era was centered around small rural institutions, evidenced by the presence of Silver Pine Sch, Gatewood Sch, and several houses of worship including Pleasant View Ch and Union Grove Ch. Transportation in this difficult terrain relied on localized crossings such as Gatewood Bridge and Peters Bridge, while the Lookout Tower near the village of Burrville provides a high-ground vantage point overlooking the complex network of branches and knobs that define the Fentress and Morgan county line.