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2016 Map of Fowlkes

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Fowlkes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Forked Deer River and its South Fork define the topography of this West Tennessee region near the border of Dyer and Lauderdale counties. The landscape is marked by a series of small, established rural communities including Fowlkes, Double Bridges, and Poplar Grove, connected by a network of local roads such as Unionville Rd and Chambers Creek Rd. Higher ground is found at Yellow Bluff and Porter Gap, providing a contrast to the river bottomlands.

Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved on this map, including Elon Cem, Rutherford Cem, and Butterworth Cem. To the north, the presence of the Dyersburg Regional Airport indicates the modern infrastructure serving the outskirts of Dyersburg, while the southern portion of the sheet reaches the edge of Halls. The area remains largely rural, with the river system continuing to dictate the layout of modern agriculture and transport.