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2016 Map of Morgan Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Walden Ridge and the dramatic Cumberland Escarpment define the terrain of this Rhea and Bledsoe County borderland. The topography reveals a complex network of gorges and high plateaus, where Henderson Creek and Richland Creek carve through the landscape toward the Dayton Reservoir and the growing community of Dayton. Settlement patterns follow the high ground and narrow hollows, with rural hamlets such as Friendship, Summer City, and Morgan Springs connected by a web of mountain roads including Summer City Fire Tower Road.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local burial sites, from the Old Ogden Cemetery near Ogden to the Henderson and Swafford cemeteries further north. The map documents a rugged Cumberland Plateau landscape transition, marked by distinctive features like Buzzard Point and North Pole Gulf, illustrating how the physical geology has historically constrained and directed development near the Stewart Gap.