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2010 Map of Dresden

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Dresden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Dresden serves as the focal point of this Northwest Tennessee landscape, centered around the Dresden Post Office and surrounded by a dense network of family and community burial grounds. The territory is defined by a sophisticated water management system, evident in the numerous numbered reservoirs like Cypress Creek Lake Number Nine and Cypress Creek Lake Number Twelve, each secured by dedicated dams along the Cypress Creek and Mud Creek watersheds.

Genealogists will find significant value in the sheer number of named cemeteries, including Hornsby Cemetery, Hawks Cemetery, and Jinkins-Sheron Cemetery, which are scattered across the rural acreage and along roads such as Old Latham Rd. The landscape south of town transitions into the bottomlands of the Middle Fork Obion River, where the terrain is crisscrossed by several named branches like Dogwood Branch and Brassfield Branch, illustrating the area's intricate drainage patterns and agricultural layout.