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2022 Map of Indian Mound

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Indian Mound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Indian Mound serves as the focal point of this western Tennessee landscape, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges between the Stewart and Montgomery county line. The settlement pattern is largely rural, with established hamlets like Legate and Wyatts Chapel connected by winding roads such as Jordan Springs Rd and Indian Mound Rd. The area is notably dense with family burial grounds, including the Smith-Austin-Wallace Cem and Carpenter-Cohoon Cem, providing significant spatial data for genealogical research in this portion of the Highland Rim.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Piney Fork and its various tributaries like Dyers Cr and Noahs Spring Br carving deep valleys through the limestone-rich earth. To the south, the landscape is fractured by named features like Gillum Hollow and Buckhart Hollow, which lead toward the drainage of N Cross Cr. The presence of the Cross Creek Baptist Church Cem and Seay Spring suggests long-standing community centers centered around reliable water sources and timber-rich ridges.