2019 Map of Obey City

About this map

Obey City and Mineral Springs sit at the intersection of steep-walled hollows and the rising plateaus of the Cumberland Plateau. This terrain is characterized by dramatic elevation changes, from the heights of France Mtn and Norrod Mtn down to the deeply incised paths of the East Fork Obey River and its numerous tributaries. The landscape is dotted with small family and community burial grounds, including the Hanging Limb Cem and Swallows Cem, which speak to the long-standing settlement of these rural ridges. Notable geographic formations like the Laboring Backbone and Officer Orchard Ridge demonstrate the area's complex topography, where narrow valleys like Obe Lee Hollow and Johnson Hollow provided sheltered pockets for development in this part of Tennessee.