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2022 Map of Friendship

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Friendship serves as a local anchor in this West Tennessee landscape, where the flatlands are defined by the winding paths of the North Fork Forked Deer River and Middle Fork Forked Deer River. The area is characterized by numerous small, family-named settlements like Tigrett, Stokes, Elizabeth, and Eaton, many of which developed around crossroads and rural religious centers. The concentration of cemetery and church sites, including Elizabeth Methodist Church Cem and Williams Chapel Baptist Church Cem, provides a significant record of the community’s social and genealogical fabric.

Drainage patterns across the Crockett Co Gibson Co line are evident through the network of creeks such as Miller Cr, Stokes Cr, and Rice Cr. These waterways cut through the bottomlands, influencing the placement of early infrastructure like Iron Bridge Rd and the Newbern - Friendship Rd. The map illustrates a rural economy still largely structured by its natural hydrology and a legacy of established family farms.