2016 Map of Puryear

About this map

Puryear stands as the primary hub of this North Tennessee landscape, situated along a north-south transportation corridor marked by Route 54. The surrounding terrain of Henry County is a complex network of small watercourses, including the N Fork Obion River and the branching headwaters of the Middle Fork Blood River. This survey reveals a high density of rural burial grounds that speak to generations of local families, such as the Stephens Cem, Hendrix Cem, and Lafever Cem. To the south, Foundry Hill and its associated Foundry Hill Cem indicate early local industry or elevation-based settlement patterns. The map also documents the transition from Tennessee into Kentucky along the northern border, where the landscape shifts toward the drainage of Dry Cr and the waters of Mason Lake.