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1952 Map of Pilot Mountain

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Pilot Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Cumberland Plateau geography defines this portion of Morgan County, where the Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across the high ground between Sunbright and Pilot Mountain. The area’s 20th-century development is tied closely to the Southern railroad, which follows the natural corridor of the valley floor alongside Highway 27. Evidence of the region’s industrial and transit history is clear, from a strip mine near the northern border to an abandoned tunnel south of Annadel.

Family history is deeply etched into the landscape through numerous small burial grounds such as Hawn Cemetery, Lane Cemetery, and Jack Cemetery. These sites, often situated near small congregations like Oak Grove Church or Whiteoak Chapel, mark the established rural communities that populated the hollows and ridges. The map also captures the local hydrography, including the winding courses of Clear Creek and Scutcheon Creek as they drain the plateau.