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2013 Map of Swan Island

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Swan Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Xenophon and the riverfront settlements of Hancock County define this 2013 study of the Tennessee landscape. The Clinch River meanders through the center of the sheet, carving distinctive geographic features like Lawson Bend and Craneneck Bend while flowing past the namesake Swan Island. This stretch of the river is historically defined by its crossing points, including Manning Ferry, Lawson Ford, and the shallow waters of Clouds Shoals.

Away from the water, the terrain rises into the River Knobs and the formidable Clinch Mountain to the southeast. The map documents numerous family-named hollows and ridges, such as Hen Johnson Hollow and Troublesome Ridge, which illustrate the deep-rooted settlement patterns of the region. Local landmarks like Lawson Mill and small communities such as Bray and Papaw are connected by a network of rural routes like Ida Chapel Rd and Swan Creek Rd.