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2019 Map of Jones

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Jones
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The South Fork Forked Deer River dominates this West Tennessee landscape, winding through a complex system of wetlands and riverine features like Sandy Slough. The geography is defined by its low-lying river bottomlands, notably containing Island Number Ten, Island Number Eleven, and Island Number Twelve. These numbered islands and the surrounding marshy terrain illustrate the historical challenges of settlement and navigation along the Forked Deer waterway.

Upland from the river, small agricultural communities and family-named crossroads like Owl City, Belle Eagle, and Allens are connected by a network of rural roads. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous documented burial sites, including Wortham Chapel Cem, Tabernacle Cem, and Zion Cem, which anchor the local history of Haywood and Crockett counties. The map effectively captures the transition from the wet river bottoms to the cultivated ridge lands.