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1952 Map of Spot

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Spot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Pine River and Sugar Creek carve through the deep valley systems of Hickman County, where the Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS documented a rural landscape defined by narrow hollows and family-named landmarks. The settlement of Spot sits at the confluence of several forks, including the South Fork and Middle Fork, serving as a focal point for a community connected by numerous cemeteries such as Coleman Cem and Thornton Cem. Higher elevations are marked by the Pinewood Lookout Tower and a series of benches including Salt Lick.

Tracing the northern boundary into Dickson and Humphreys counties, the topography reveals a pattern of isolated farmsteads and rural gathering places like Indian Creek Ch and Pleasant Valley Ch. The presence of Ruins and the Idwell Cem suggests older foundations of the early twentieth century. By the time of the 1968 aerial revisions, purple overlays indicate new fence and field lines, documenting subtle shifts in agricultural land use across Wetherspoon Hollow and Miller Hollow.