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2020 Map of Hytop

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Hytop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Hytop and the surrounding Jackson County highlands are defined by a complex network of coves and hollows along the Alabama-Tennessee border. The community of Walls of Jericho serves as a focal point for the northern landscape, where the Walls Of Jericho Hiking Trail and the Walls Of Jericho Horseback Riding Trail descend into the steep drainages of Hurricane Creek. The settlement pattern follows the ridgelines and valley floors, connected by rural routes such as Hytop Rd and Martin Rd.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family burial grounds throughout the area, including Hytop Cem, Olinger Cem, and Matthews Cem near Post Oak Flat. The topography is marked by numerous springs, such as Polly Anne Spring and Haddon Spring, which historically dictated the placement of homesteads in this dissected plateau region. From the elevations of Little Cumberland Mtn to the depths of Little Coon Valley, the map preserves the names of early family landholdings like John Gifford Hollow and Prescott Hollow.