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1968 Map of Granville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Granville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Cumberland River bends sharply through Jackson and Smith Counties, defining the agricultural and early industrial life of the Upper Cumberland. By the late 1960s, the landscape was undergoing a significant transformation with the rising waters of the Cordell Hull Reservoir, which submerged the river's traditional banks and altered the topography of Brooks Bend and Holleman Bend. The settlement of Granville remains a focal point, supported by the Granville Sch and nearby rural communities like Kempville and Bagdad.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous named hollows and church sites. The presence of Hickory Grove Ch and Whites Bend Ch indicates the central role of faith in these river communities. High points like Bakers Knob and Hogpen Gap rise above the waterway, while the smaller drainages of Salt Lick Creek and Flynn Creek cut through the hollows that once housed generations of Tennessee families.