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2013 Map of Ruskin

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Ruskin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Marthas Chapel stands at the northern reaches of this rural Tennessee landscape, an area defined by its intricate network of hollows and ridges. The settlement pattern is characterized by small communities and crossroads such as Ruskin, Edgewood, and Adams Crossroads, which are linked by winding roads that often follow the natural drainage of the land. The topography is exceptionally detailed, naming dozens of family-associated landmarks like Buckeye Hollow, Randolph Hollow, and Mayhan Hollow.

Water sources are vital to this geography, including several named springs like Ruskin Cave Spring and Bradford Spring. The southern portion of the map is marked by the presence of Sawmill Branch Lake and the convergence of multiple branches, such as Dogwood Br and Bateman Br, which feed into the larger creek systems. This 2013 survey provides a contemporary record of these long-standing local names and rural clusters near Spring Valley.