2010 Map of Petersburg

About this map

Petersburg serves as the central hub of this Tennessee landscape, where the Petersburg Post Office and several local landmarks like Gaunt Hill sit near the confluence of Sanders Creek and Cane Creek. The surrounding area is defined by a dense network of family-named hollows and ridges, such as Caneer Hollow, Wakefield Hollow, and Maple Hill Ridge, reflecting generations of local land use and settlement. The map is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting dozens of burial sites including the Cumberland Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, and Old Orchard Cemetery. Drainage patterns are clearly marked by Pleasant Valley Creek and Swan Creek, which carve through the terrain to create distinctive features like Saddle Gap and Whorley Leonard Bluff. This topography, coupled with named roads like Ostella Rd and Delina Rd, illustrates the rural connectivity between the small valley communities and the more elevated reaches of Porter Hill and Welch Hill.