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2022 Map of Rockport

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Tennessee River and the expansive Kentucky Lake dominate the eastern edge of this region, shaping the local geography from New Johnsonville down to the Duck River Bar. The landscape is a network of ridges and hollows, where family-named landmarks like McCauleys Bluff and Suck Bar overlook the water. Moving inland, the terrain is defined by winding watercourses such as Birdsong Creek and Eagle Cr, which are bordered by numerous small settlements and family cemeteries that speak to the area's deep-rooted genealogy.

Rural life in the 2020s is anchored by dispersed communities such as Chalklevel, Coxburg, and Mount Moriah. Historically significant routes, including a segment of the Old Natchez Trace Trl, cross through the western hills near Gismonda. The map provides exceptional detail for local historians, documenting dozens of burial sites like Peebles Sims Cem, Hardin Cem, and Shiloh Cem, which remain as quiet witnesses to generations of settlement along the river's western banks.