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2022 Map of Shooks Gap

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Knoxville and its southeastern rural reaches are defined here by the confluence of the Holston River and the French Broad River, which meet at Forks of the River to form the Tennessee River. This landscape is marked by the industrial history of Meades Quarry and the strategic location of the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, while the surrounding terrain is a complex series of ridges such as Lundy Ridge and Blackoak Ridge. The area transitions from the urbanized districts of Burlington and Holston Hills into more isolated pockets like Mule Hollow and Happy Hollow.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the landscape, ranging from the historic Lebanon In The Fork Presbyterian Cem to the sprawling East Tennessee State Veterans Cem. The map tracks the Southern Railway line as it skirts the riverbanks, serving a region characterized by small communities like Asbury, Shooks, and Hendron, alongside established institutions such as Johnson Bible College.