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2022 Map of Morgan Springs

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Morgan Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Walden Ridge dominates this portion of the Cumberland Escarpment, where the high plateau drops toward the Tennessee River Valley. The boundary between Bledsoe and Rhea counties runs through a landscape marked by small, upland settlements like Summer City, Morgan Springs, and Ogden. These communities are connected by a network of family-named roads such as Cyrus Daniel Rd and Nelson Harrison Rd, illustrating a settlement pattern of dispersed rural homesteads.

Downslope, the edge of Dayton appears alongside the Dayton Reservoir, where the terrain transitions from the steep bluffs of Buzzard Point and Johnson Bluff to the valley floor. For genealogists and local historians, the map provides precise locations for numerous small burial grounds, including Summer City Cem, Old Ogden Cem, and Swafford Cem, often tucked near creeks like Henderson Cr and Tigues Cr.