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2016 Map of Jeannette

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Kentucky Lake dominates the eastern landscape of this Tennessee River valley corridor, where the Decatur and Perry county line follows the water. The area is characterized by a high density of family-named hollows and bottoms, such as Bateman Bottom and Campbell Hollow, suggesting a long-standing pattern of localized valley settlement. Near the town of Parsons, the land rises toward Sparks Ridge and several prominent bluffs, including Lady Finger Bluff and Alley Bluff overlooking the wide river channel.

Conservation and water management are evident in the Busseltown Dewatering Area and East Perryville Dewatering Area, which occupy the low-lying eastern banks. Genealogists will find numerous small burial sites scattered throughout the terrain, from Hendrix Cem in the north to Hunt Cem in the south, providing a detailed record of the families who inhabited the rural reaches between Jeannette and Howard.