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2016 Map of Hillsdale

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hillsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Hillsdale and Meadorville anchor this survey of the hill country where Macon, Trousdale, and Smith counties converge. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of hollows and ridges, such as Hard Scratch Hill and Peddlers Ridge, which shaped the early development of small communities like New Harmony and Beech Hill. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural society, evidenced by dozens of family-named burial grounds including Lovelady Cem, the Nelson-McDonald Cem, and the Meador Family Cem.

Watercourses like Goose Cr and the Middle Fork Goose Cr have historically dictated the placement of roads and farmsteads. Smaller settlements such as Cato and Beech Grove appear alongside numerous named hollows, including Carman Hollow and Woodmore Hollow, illustrating the dispersed residential patterns typical of Middle Tennessee’s upland terrain. The intricate labeling of local road systems like Fort Blount Rd provides a clear view of the area's connectivity during the mid-2010s.