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2019 Map of Spring City

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Spring City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Watts Bar Lake dominates this landscape along the Tennessee River, flooding the lowlands between the Cumberland Escarpment and Hampton Ridge. The town of Spring City sits at the base of the Walden Ridge foothills, where the Piney River and Vans Creek converge. The intricate shoreline of the reservoir is marked by numerous peninsulas and islands, such as Fooshee Peninsula and Doc Smith Island, reflecting a landscape profoundly altered by mid-century river management.

Legacy family settlements and rural burial grounds are scattered throughout the valleys, including the Godbehere Cem near Wolf Creek and the Robinson Cem in the north. The presence of Rhea Springs and Blue Spring indicates the area's geological character, while the alignment of the Dixie Lee Hwy and various local roads like Toestring Valley Rd connect historic centers like Grandview, Lorraine, and Peakland.