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2010 Map of Red Boiling Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Red Boiling Springs serves as the focal point for this survey of the Tennessee-Kentucky borderlands, where the landscape is defined by a dense network of creek branches and deeply cut hollows. The town's surroundings are characterized by named landforms like Whitson Hollow and Maxie Bluff, reflecting a topographically complex region where roads often follow the natural contours of the drainage systems. Water management is prominent near the settlement, evidenced by the Red Boiling Springs Lake Number One and infrastructure like the Red Boiling Springs Dam Number One.

Family history is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds and rural hubs. From Winklers Crossroads in the north to the Vinson Cemetery in the south, the map identifies over half a dozen specific graveyards, including the Cothron-Gregory Cemetery and Bethany Cemetery. These sites, along with the scattered farmsteads along Trace Creek and Salt Lick Creek, offer a detailed view of the rural settlement pattern in Macon County at the turn of the 21st century.