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2022 Map of Riverton

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Riverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The East Fork Obey River carves a winding path through this corner of Fentress County, shaping the settlement patterns of rural Tennessee. Small communities such as Riverton, Little Crab, and Helena occupy the limited level ground between significant topographical rises like Double Top and Skinner Mtn. The landscape is a complex network of named hollows and ridges, including Dark Hollow, Taylor Hollow, and Gould Hollow, which historically dictated the placement of homesteads and connecting routes like Crab Mtn Rd.

Family history is deeply embedded in the land, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds. Genealogists can locate the Robbinstown Cem, Beattytown Cem, and Dungan Cem, among many others that reflect the area's ancestral ties. Notable landmarks such as Buzzards Roost and the sharp bend at Goose Neck provide distinctive points of reference in a terrain where the high elevations of Buck Mtn and Reynolds Mtn overlook the creeks and branches feeding the Obey River.