2013 Map of Hickory Flat

About this map

The State Line Cem marks the boundary of this rural landscape, which spans the Kentucky and Tennessee border between Hickory Flat and New Roe. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Middle Fork Drakes Cr, Sulphur Fork Cr, and Webb Br, which historical travelers crossed at established points like McElroy Ford, Eubanks Ford, and Bornes Ford. For genealogists and local historians, the map is particularly detailed regarding family-named landmarks and resting places such as Martins Chapel Cem, Allen Cem, and Perdue Cem. The settlement at Rapids and the nearby Boiling Springs indicate a landscape heavily influenced by the hydrology of the Drakes Creek system, where small communities and family farms established themselves along the winding creek branches and secondary roads like Vinegar Hill Rd.