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1947 Map of Center Grove

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Center Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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Brindlee Mountain dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its steep escarpments and high plateaus overlooking a complex network of valleys and coves in Morgan County. The northern edge is defined by the Wheeler Reservoir, where the Reservation Boundary marks the extent of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s influence on the shoreline. Local life is anchored by small communities such as Woodland Mills, Lynntown, and Florette, each connected by roads that wind through the valley floor.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks and rural institutions, from the Kyle Cem and Edmonson Cem to localized gathering places like Redoak Grove Church and Antioch Ch. The transition between the high ridges of Georgia Mountain and the low-lying Cotaco Creek illustrates the traditional settlement patterns of the era, where agricultural activity and schools like the Woodland Mills School and Cotaco Sch were established in the fertile drainage basins between the sandstone heights.