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2010 Map of Primm Springs

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Primm Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Primm Springs and the surrounding Tennessee hills reveal a landscape deeply rooted in family history and a rural river-and-road economy. The area is defined by the winding course of Leipers Creek and the long ridgeline of Lick Ridge, with the modern Natchez Trace Pkwy cutting through the center of the quadrangle. The map is particularly notable for its density of burial grounds, preserving the locations of numerous small family and community plots including Slaughter Cemetery, Harbison Cemetery, and Johnsons Chapel Cemetery.

Settlement patterns appear concentrated along the creek bottoms and ridge gaps, as evidenced by the community of Greenbrier and historical crossing points like Piner Ford. Local industrial history is hinted at through place names like Steam Mill Hollow and Oil Well Hill, while the agricultural character of the era is marked by a network of hollows such as Wildcat Hollow and Boneyard Hollow. This 2010 survey provides a clear view of how these ancestral Tennessee holdings were organized before modern expansion altered the rural layout.