1967 Map of Felker

About this map

Million Hill and the Tennessee Valley Divide define the topography of this Bradley County landscape during the late 1960s. The area is characterized by a dense network of country churches and small family cemeteries, suggesting a deeply rooted rural community structure. Near the western edge, Waterville sits just south of the Sherwood Forest park area and unique minnow rearing pools, while the central valley contains several engineered water bodies like Jersey Meadow Lake and Green Shadow Lake. The settlement at Felker serves as a local crossroads amidst the drainage of Coahulla Creek and its many branches. This survey captures the transition from traditional agriculture to a more managed landscape, evidenced by the numerous named springs and churches like Samples Memorial Ch and Ladd Springs Ch that anchored these upland Tennessee communities.