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1983 Map of Piercetown

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Piercetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Piercetown and the surrounding rural landscapes of Anderson County are documented here as they appeared in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This survey reveals a community organized around a dense network of country churches and schools, such as Pickens Chapel Ch and the Wren High Sch. The presence of the Anderson Speedway and the Stringer Ridge Lookout Tower highlight local landmarks of recreation and forestry.

A complex drainage system of creeks, including Twenty Six Mile Creek and Hurricane Creek, defines the local topography, feeding into several small bodies of water like Anderson Reservoir and Stoneybrook Lake. The map serves as a vital record for genealogists, preserving the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and houses of worship like Mt Pisgah Ch and Mountain Spring Ch before modern development altered the rural character of this region.