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1973 Map of Ten Mile

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Ten Mile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Watts Bar Lake and the Tennessee River define the western portion of this Meigs County landscape, where the water has submerged portions of the older valley floor near Gillespie Island. The map documents a dense network of family and community history, evidenced by numerous burial grounds like the Old Pleasant Hill Cem and Deatherege Cem. Local activity is concentrated near the community of Ten Mile, which features the Ten Mile Sch and a nearby substation, while the shoreline of the impounded river is dotted with recreational landmarks such as Euchee Dock and the Red Cloud Campground.

The terrain rises east of the river into Ten Mile Ridge and Hurricane Valley, revealing a rural settlement pattern that follows the gaps and hollows. Notable landmarks like Ten Mile Knob and Iron Hill punctuate the ridges, while small drainage systems like Ten Mile Creek and Sewee Creek cut through the limestone-rich valleys of eastern Tennessee. This 1970s record, updated in the early 1990s, captures the transition of the region into a mix of small-scale agriculture and lakeside residency.