2022 Map of Slayden

About this map

The rolling timberlands and creek valleys along the border of Montgomery and Dickson counties define this area, where a high concentration of small family and community burial grounds reflects generations of rural settlement. Slayden and Vanleer serve as the primary hubs in the south, while smaller locales like Marion and Woods Valley anchor the central hills. The landscape is deeply incised by drainages such as Little Bartons Cr and Baggett Br, creating the numerous hollows that dictated early road patterns. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with specific landmarks including the Slayden Church of God Cem, Schmittou Foster Cem, and Greene Cem. These sites, along with names like Thorne Hollow and Raney Camp Hollow, provide a precise spatial framework for tracing family roots through this dissected Tennessee terrain.