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2019 Map of Sandy Hook

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Sandy Hook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Sandy Hook and Jonestown sit along the high ridges of southern Tennessee, where Maury, Lawrence, and Giles Counties meet. The landscape is defined by its deep hollows and narrow ridges, such as Pickard Hollow and Stillhouse Hollow, reflecting a long-standing agricultural and rural settlement pattern. The density of small family cemeteries, including the Bumpass- King Cem and Sheepneck Cem, provides significant genealogical value for researchers tracing nineteenth and twentieth-century inhabitants of this upland terrain.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Big Bigby Cr and Anderson Creek carving through the hills. Notable landmarks like Scotts Mill in the northeast and Blowing Spring near Sandy Hook indicate the historic importance of natural resources and springs to local industry and settlement. The transition from Nubbin Ridge to the bottomlands along Powdermill Br illustrates the varied environment that once supported a network of small, localized communities like Enterprise and Screamer.