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2016 Map of Jamestown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Jamestown serves as the focal point of this 2016 survey, situated on the high plateau of the Cumberland region in Fentress County. The map details a landscape defined by dramatic shifts in elevation, where level settlements like Pine Haven and Allardt give way to deep incisions of the plateau at Poplar Cove and Rockcastle Cove. This topography is notably reflected in the naming of local landmarks such as The Temple and Campbell Mtn, which rise above the intricate network of tributaries including Rockcastle Cr and N White Oak Cr.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of family and community burial grounds, from the centrally located Jamestown City Cem to the outlying Waters Cem and Crockett Cem. The inclusion of the Old Jamestown Reservoir and the naming of numerous hollows, such as Branham Hollow and Bear Hollow, provides a precise record of the local geography as it remains today, bridging the gap between early 20th-century topographic history and the modern rural layout.