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2019 Map of Carbo

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Carbo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Clinch River meanders through this portion of Russell County, shaping a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide. The river's path is marked by distinctive geographical features like Kiser Bend and Abby Counts Island, while the built environment reflects a long history of rural settlement. Small communities such as Carbo, Carterton, and South Clinchfield are connected by a network of winding roads, including the famously named Trl of the Lonesome Pine.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain, evidenced by dozens of family burial grounds such as Sutherland Cem, McReynolds Cem, and Ashbrook Cem. Industrial and agricultural heritage is anchored by landmarks like Jesses Mill and the John Counts Memorial Bridge. The mapping of numerous "hollows," from Stillhouse Hollow to Possum Hollow, illustrates how the topography dictated the local settlement patterns and the placement of early homesteads near reliable water sources like Mill Cr and Gravel Lick Cr.