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2010 Map of Palmersville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Palmersville Post Office serves as the central hub for this rural Weakley County landscape, where the North Fork Obion River meanders across a terrain defined by family-named hollows and creek bottoms. The geography is notably rich with burial sites, reflecting generations of local family history through landmarks like Palmersville Cemetery, Workman Cemetery, and McGuire Cemetery.

The presence of low-lying areas such as Bumpas Bottom and the convergence of several waterways, including Hurricane Creek and Cane Creek, suggests a settlement pattern historically tied to the fertile but flood-prone river plains. This network of small cemeteries and winding local roads like Boydsville Rd and Old River Rd provides a clear picture of the community’s distribution and its reliance on these primary watercourses for orientation and industry.