2022 Map of Petersburg

About this map

The boundary between Marshall Co and Lincoln Co runs through a landscape defined by sharp ridges and deep hollows, where family-named cemeteries and small settlements like Petersburg and Delina cluster along the valley floors. This area of Middle Tennessee is particularly rich in genealogical landmarks, with numerous burial grounds such as Pigg Family Cem, Cumberland Cem, and Tuley Cem established near the headwaters of local streams. The topography is etched with named drainages like Richland Cr and Swan Cr, which flow through the complex network of depressions including Goshen Hollow and Hampton Hollow. Evidence of former transportation routes is visible in the corridor of the Old Railroad Bed Rd, which parallels the modern road network near Bidwell and Blakeville. These infrastructure markers, combined with the concentration of upland features like Leonard Bluff and Toll Gate Hill, illustrate a rural Tennessee community shaped by the limestone-carved terrain and the needs of decentralized agricultural hamlets.