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1936 Map of Graves Spring

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Graves Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Graves Spring and the surrounding hill country sit at the junction of Perry, Lewis, and Hickman Counties in the mid-1930s. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs for the Tennessee Valley Authority, reveals a landscape defined by an intricate network of narrow hollows such as Enoch Hollow and Mulberry Hollow. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of Coon Creek and Hurricane Creek, where small schools like Upper Brush Creek Sch and Upper Hurricane Creek Sch served the rural population.

State Highway No 20 and the old Trace provide the primary east-west corridors across the Sassafras Stand Ridge. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed regarding burial sites, noting numerous family and community plots including Hickerson Cem, Poplin Hollow Cem, and Graves Cem. The proximity of landmarks like Double Oak Stand suggests the area's history as a stopping point for travelers through the Tennessee highlands.