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2016 Map of Sligo Bridge

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Sligo Bridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Center Hill Lake dominates this mid-2010s landscape on the Dekalb Co and White Co border, its winding waters carving deep into the plateau to create complex features like Young Bend and Adcock Bend. This survey illustrates the modern topography of a region defined by its rugged drainages, where numerous "hollows" like Quarry Hollow and Stillhouse Hollow break the high ground. Small rural settlements and crossroads remain focal points for local history, including the communities of Peeled Chestnut and Johnsons Chapel.

Genealogists will find a dense network of family-named burial sites scattered across the ridges and peninsulas, such as the Young Bend Cem, Pollard Cem, and Peeled Chestnut Cem. The modern infrastructure of Route 70 crosses the water at Sligo Bridge, connecting the higher elevations of Hopper Ridge and Johnson Ridge across the flooded river valley. The map provides a clear look at how the reservoir has shaped the spatial arrangement of these enduring Middle Tennessee communities.