2024 Map of Silver Ridge

About this map

The Saline River forms a wandering boundary between Sevier and Howard counties, anchoring a landscape defined by its creek bottoms and high ridges. Near the center of the sheet, the settlement of Milford and the nearby rise of Steele Hill provide focal points for local history researchers. The area is particularly rich in family and community burial grounds, from Mount Carmen Cem in the northeast to Wrights Chapel Cem and its accompanying chapel near the southern bend of Sand Creek. Smaller markers of the rural landscape like Kingree Chapel Cem and Hickory Grove Cem are tucked away near local thoroughfares such as Church Ln and Milford Church Rd. The drainage network is dense, featuring slow-moving waters like Cypress Slough and Cook Branch, which suggest the low-lying, often inundated character of the river valley floor.