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2019 Map of Fountain City

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Fountain City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Knoxville and its northern suburban communities are captured in this topographical overview, where the ridge-and-valley topography of East Tennessee dictates the flow of development. The land is defined by prominent elevations like Copper Ridge and Sharp Ridge, which channel residential growth into corridors such as Hines Valley and Beaver Valley. The map highlights the transition from the denser street grids of Inskip and Whittle Springs near the city center to the established neighborhoods of Fountain City and the expanding northern settlements at Halls Crossroads.

Family history is well-documented through a high concentration of burial grounds, including the large Greenwood Cem and Lynnhurst Cem, as well as numerous smaller local plots like Greenfield Memorial Cem and Anderson-Gouffon Cem. Water features such as Lynnhurst Lake and the various forks of Beaver Cr illustrate the drainage patterns of the limestone-heavy valley. The infrastructure is anchored by major thoroughfares like the Norris Fwy and Maynardville Pike, tracing the historic routes northward from the city.