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2010 Map of Hytop

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Hytop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Hytop and its surrounding plateau terrain define this 2010 survey of the Alabama-Tennessee borderlands. The landscape is characterized by a network of drainage systems and hollows, most notably the canyon-like Walls of Jericho in the north and the expansive Big Coon Creek valley to the south. The area's settlement history is preserved through numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Clark Cemetery, Haddon Cemetery, and Knight Cemetery, which are scattered among the ridges.

Transportation in this corner of Jackson County relies on winding routes like Co Rd 249 and Co Rd 13, which navigate the elevation changes between Little Cumberland Mountain and prominent lookouts like Bear Den Point. The presence of named water sources like Polly Anne Spring and Haddon Spring suggests the historical importance of localized water access in this high-elevation terrain before the modern era.