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1951 Map of King Cove

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of King Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Putman Mountain and Maxwell Mountain dominate this landscape along the state line where Tennessee and Alabama meet. The 1951 geography is defined by isolated coves and hollows, such as King Cove and Puncheon Cove, which dictated the pattern of early upland settlement. Small community centers like Francisco in the northeast corner and The Dugout further south served as anchors for a network of rural homesteads and family burial grounds.

Genealogists can find several family-named landmarks, including the Hudson, Hayes, and Maxwell cemeteries, alongside the Mountain Fork Church and the Hambrick School. The drainage system, featuring Pigeon Creek and Hurricane Creek, reflects the complex karst topography of the region, specifically noted by the presence of Hambrick Sinks and Cunningham Sinks. This survey captures the area just before the significant modernization of mountain access roads.