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1948 Map of Pitcher Ridge

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Pitcher Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Cumberland Plateau landscape dominates this 1948 topographic study, revealing a complex network of hollows and coves in Franklin County. Small community centers like Sal City and Lakeview are documented alongside numerous family-named landmarks that speak to the area's ancestral settlement patterns. The presence of Rowe Gap Church and Keith Spring Church, combined with well-dispersed burial grounds such as Rice Field Cem and Posey Field Cem, indicates a rural population living in the shadows of Pitcher Ridge and Bradford Mtn.

Water sources were clearly vital for these upland inhabitants, with Keith Spring and Turnpike Spring serving the community. This 1975 revision also notes specific property boundaries through fence and field lines, offering genealogists a rare look at land use during the mid-20th century. Terrain features like Sorghum Patch Hollow and Salt Lick further reflect the agricultural and subsistence history of this corner of Tennessee.