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2010 Map of Orlinda

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Orlinda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The agrarian landscape of northern Tennessee is captured in detail near the Kentucky border, where the communities of Orlinda and Cross Plains serve as primary hubs. This area is defined by a dense network of family-named landmarks and infrastructure that reflects a deep-rooted genealogical history. The Red River and its various tributaries, such as the South Fork Red River and Honey Run, carve through the terrain, bridged by structures like Empson Bridge and Payne Bridge.

Industry and local life are marked by features such as Price Mill and Kilgore Spring, while the sheer number of family burial grounds—including the Rodgers-Wilson Cemetery, Traughber Cemetery, and Hendly Cemetery—provides a significant resource for researchers tracing 19th and 20th-century family lines. The map documents the transition of the countryside as older farm-to-market routes like Elm Springs Rd and Doss Rd connect these scattered homesteads and local landmarks.