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2014 Map of Hooker

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Hooker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Lookout Mountain dominates this landscape along the border of Tennessee and Georgia, where the high ridges of Aetna Mtn and Tatum Mtn drop away into the Slygo Valley. The map details a complex network of gaps and hollows, including Tarklin Gap and Burkhalter Gap, that have historically channeled movement between the Chattanooga Valley and the western plateaus. Civil War history is anchored on the eastern edge by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

Settlement patterns follow the valley floors and the CSX Transportation rail line, with established communities like Whiteside, Hooker, and Wildwood serving as local hubs. Numerous family burial grounds, such as Kennedy Cem, Haswell Cem, and Deakins Cem, are scattered throughout the terrain, providing essential reference points for genealogists tracking early families in Hamilton, Dade, and Walker counties.