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2020 Map of Crossville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Crossville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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Sand Mountain dominates the western half of this DeKalb County landscape, where the plateau surface supports rural communities like Crossville and Skirum. The terrain shifts dramatically at the Tennessee Valley Divide, dropping through gaps such as Nicholson Gap into the valley floors of Big Wills Valley. This transition from the flat-topped mountain to the ridge-and-valley province is marked by a series of springs and creeks, including Tidmore Spring and Nunn Spring, which feed the drainages of Big Wills Creek.

Family history is preserved in numerous rural burial grounds scattered across the townships, from the Norris Cem near Gilbert Crossroads to the Gilbreath Cem and Wesson Cem. Infrastructure such as Copeland Bridge and Edwards Bridge crosses the larger waterways, anchoring the local road network that connects older settlements like Ophir and Fairview to the commercial center of Collinsville along the southeastern edge.