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1982 Map of Pert

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Pert
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Pert serves as the focal point of this rural landscape in Anderson County, where the countryside is defined by a dense network of creek drainages and small community landmarks. The area is heavily marked by its spiritual and genealogical heritage, featuring numerous country churches and burial grounds such as Watkins Chapel, Pisgah Ch, and Bethel Ch Cem. These sites, alongside family-named markers like Dabbs Cem and Coleman Cem, indicate a long-standing pattern of dispersed agricultural settlement.

Water management is central to the local geography, visible in the reservoirs of Lake Frankston and Pineywoods Lake. The terrain is etched by the winding courses of Brushy Creek and Walnut Creek, while industrial infrastructure is represented by a traversing Pipeline and scattered Oil Wells. The presence of a Flowing Well near Prairie Creek further illustrates the intersection of natural hydrology and local land use during the early 1980s.