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2019 Map of Clayton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The lowlands of northern Obion County are defined by the intricate hydrology of the Reelfoot Lake basin, notably Reelfoot Indian Cr Number Fourteen Lake and Reelfoot Indian Creek Number Ten Lake. This rural landscape is dotted with several localized settlements and family-named landmarks that anchor the region's geography. The transition between the wet bottomlands and the rising terrain is marked by Mathis Hill and Logan Hill.

Community life centers on the clusters at Clayton, Fremont, and Old Fremont, while more dispersed locales like Protemus, Crystal, and Dixie suggest a history of localized agricultural nodes. For the genealogist, the map preserves the location of numerous burial grounds including Mount Ararat Cem, Sanders Chapel Cem, and Antioch Cem, which often sit near old road intersections like Troy-Hickman Rd and Woodland Mills Crystal Rd.