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2022 Map of Duncan Flats

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Duncan Flats
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

New River and its numerous tributaries, including Beech Fork and Ligtas Fork, carve a complex drainage pattern across this portion of the Cumberland Mountains. This 2022 survey captures a landscape defined by sharp ridges and narrow hollows, where small settlements like Clinchmore, Stainville, and Rosedale follow the limited level ground near the water. The density of family-named burial grounds, such as Patterson Cemeteries and several Phillips Cem locations, points to the deep generational ties of the families who settled these ridges.

The Tennessee Valley Divide runs through the southern reaches of the map, separating the headwaters that flow into the Clinch and Tennessee systems. Higher elevations are marked by distinctive landmarks like Sassafras Mtn and Julians Rock, while localized agriculture or timbering is suggested by names like Pine Orchard Flats and Dogwood Flats. The Grave Hill Missionary Baptist Church stands as a primary community landmark in a terrain otherwise dominated by the serpentine paths of New River Rd and Phillips Rd.