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2016 Map of Lee Valley

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Clinch Mountain and a sequence of parallel ridges define the landscape of eastern Tennessee along the Hancock and Hawkins county line. This 2016 survey shows the deeply rural character of the region, where narrow valleys like Trent Valley and Pumpkin Valley provide the primary corridors for settlement and agriculture. Small communities such as Treadway, Duck Creek, and Spruce Pine are scattered throughout these lowlands, often organized around a central road or creek.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family-named burial grounds, including the Murrell Cem, Davis Cem, and McGinnis Cem, which underscore the multi-generational ties of local families to specific ridges and hollows. The presence of Cherokee Lake in the south and the winding course of Big War Cr and Poor Valley Cr illustrate the drainage patterns of the Clinch Valley as they flow around the formidable barriers of Copper Ridge and War Ridge.