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2019 Map of Gordonsburg

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Natchez Trace Parkway serves as the central corridor for this part of Lewis County, following the historic path of the Old Natchez Trace Trail. The area is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, such as Devil's Backbone and Lindsey Ridge, which shaped the early settlement patterns of communities like Gordonsburg and Salem. This 2019 survey documents a landscape where family history is etched into the terrain through numerous small burial grounds.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of named cemeteries, including Stoney Lonesome Cem, Pioneer Cem, and Mount Sinai Cem, often located near former homesteads in places like Mitchell Hollow or Cudge Hollow. The presence of the Meriwether Lewis Trail near Dyestone Hollow highlights the region's connection to early American exploration. The mapping also details the drainage of Grinders Creek and Big Swan Creek, showing how these waterways carve through the Hampshire Ridge and Bennett Ridge before crossing the Hickman and Lewis County line.