1994 Map of Cottontown

About this map

Cottontown serves as a central point in this Sumner County landscape, where the topography transitions from the winding stream valleys of Station Camp Creek to the prominent heights of Pitt Hill and Scobey Hill. The map reveals a dense network of early rural social infrastructure, notably the Sumner County Home and the Liberty Community Hall. Genealogists will find an exceptional concentration of family burial grounds, such as the Strother-Mitchell Cem, Pitt-Bursby Cem, and the Old Indian Cem, which highlight the ancestral deep-rootedness of the local community. Small-scale agricultural settlements like Johnsons Crossroads and Walnut Grove are anchored by historic meeting houses and schools, including Fairmont Sch and the Old Friendship Church. The varied terrain is defined by numerous hollows like Durham Hollow and Bandmill Hollow, reflecting a landscape where transport followed the natural drainage of Pee Dee Creek and Bug Camp Creek.