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2013 Map of Fountain Head

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Fountain Head
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The CSX Transportation railroad corridor anchors the western edge of this landscape, passing through the settlement of Fountain Head as it travels through northern Tennessee. The region is defined by a dense network of small communities and rural family outposts such as Sengtown, Brackentown, and Sulphura. The drainage patterns of W Fork Drakes Cr and Caney Fork Cr carve through the terrain, punctuated by local water bodies like Portland City Lake and Larry Collins Lake.

Local infrastructure is represented by the Portland Municipal Airport near Pipers Chapel, while historical place names like Buck Lodge and Rock Bridge offer touchpoints for genealogists. The map details a transition from the aviation and rail interests in the west to the more distributed rural homesteads around Chestnut Hill and Oak Grove in the east, providing a clear view of Sumner County's early 21st-century land use.