2022 Map of Red Boiling Springs

About this map

Red Boiling Springs serves as the focal point of this modern survey of the Tennessee-Kentucky borderlands, where the dissected terrain of Macon and Clay Counties meets the southern edge of Monroe County. The landscape is defined by its deep drainage networks, including Salt Lick Creek and Line Creek, which carve out numerous named hollows such as Whitley Hollow and Whitson Hollow. This area is characterized by small, dispersed rural settlements like Winklers Crossroads, Bugtussle, and Hermitage Springs, many of which grew around early crossroads and local springs. Cultural landmarks are densely concentrated near the town centers, featuring local institutions like the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Tri-County Extension Campus and multiple historical burial grounds including the Cothron-Gregory Cem and Franklin York Cem. The map illustrates a rural economy historically tied to the land, now transitioned into a modern road network connecting established communities like Bakerton and Spivey.