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2022 Map of Needmore

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Cumberland River carves a deep path through the borderlands of Stewart and Montgomery counties, shaping a landscape defined by sharp ridges and narrow hollows. In this part of Tennessee, small settlements like Needmore, Stringtown, and Corbandale occupy the upland plateaus, while the river basin below is marked by the Yellow Creek Tow Head and the mouth of Yellow Creek. The topography is heavily dissected, creating a network of named valleys such as Isaiah Hollow, Poplar Spring Hollow, and Thomaston Hollow that dictated the placement of early roads and homesteads.

Family history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous small burial grounds and landmarks. Genealogists can locate sites like the Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church Cem, Barnabas Powers Cem, and Welker Cem, which are often situated near old junctions or along ridges like Gunson Ridge. The proximity of Cumberland City at the southwestern edge of the sheet illustrates the relationship between these rural hinterlands and the river-based commerce that once dominated the region's development.