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1948 Map of King Cove

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of King Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Putman Mountain and Maxwell Mountain dominate this late 1940s landscape on the Alabama-Tennessee border, where the convergence of Madison, Jackson, and Franklin counties creates a complex terrain of isolated coves and high tops. The small settlement of Francisco sits in the northeast corner near Beech Grove Cemetery, marking one of the few concentrated areas of habitation. Elsewhere, the map reveals a scattered network of family landmarks and rural institutions, such as Mountain Fork Church and Hambrick School, which served the residents of the surrounding hollows.

Geological features are prominent throughout the quadrangle, notably the Cunningham Sinks and Hambrick Sinks in the south, and Bucky Sink to the east. These karst features, along with names like Lickskillet Creek and The Dugout, suggest a place where the geography dictated the layout of homesteads and roads. Numerous family burial grounds, including Hayes Cemetery and King Cove Cemetery, provide essential clues for researchers tracing the early inhabitants of this borderland region.