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1975 Map of Crossville

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Crossville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The agricultural plateau of Sand Mountain dominates this portion of DeKalb County, where the Sand Mountain Agricultural Experiment Station anchors the rural landscape between Crossville and Geraldine. This high upland terrain is deeply etched by watercourses like Searham Creek and Laurel Creek, which fall toward the Tennessee Valley in the east. The map records a dense network of country churches and family-named cemeteries, such as Pilgrim Rest Ch, Union Grove Ch, and the Red Hill Cem (Wesson Cem), reflecting the long-established farming communities of the mid-1970s.

As the plateau drops away at Nicholson Gap and Dawson Gap, the landscape transitions into the river valley where Collinsville sits along Wills Creek. Notable infrastructure of the era includes the Microwave tower south of Crossville, several Gravel pits, and the Copeland Bridge. Scattered settlements like Ophir, Skirum, and Gilbert Crossroads mark the intersections of the plateau roads, while Griffin Falls and Swindell Falls highlight the dramatic drainage patterns of the mountain's edge.