Dresden serves as the focal point of this North Tennessee landscape, situated north of the Middle Fork Obion River. The town is surrounded by a dense network of family cemeteries and small rural settlements like Fancy, Red Hill, and West Union. The terrain is defined by the complex drainage of Cypress Cr, which is marked by a series of numbered reservoirs including Cypress Cr Lake Number Twelve, Cypress Cr Number Ten Lake, and Cypress Cr Lake Number Nine. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites across the countryside, from Mcclains Chapel Cem in the west to Travillian Cem in the east. The map illustrates a well-developed road system connecting these remote homesteads and local landmarks such as Rabbit Ranch Rd and Fire Tower Rd.
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1950 · Martin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Dresden
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1954 · Greenfield
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Mc Connell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Latham
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Palmersville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Dyersburg
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Como
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Pillowville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Mc Kenzie
USGS Topo · 1:24,000