2019 Map of Three Churches

About this map

Three Churches and the nearby Cromwell Crossroads anchor this landscape in Wayne County, where the Tennessee hills are etched by a dense network of hollows and ridges. The map reveals a high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as the Cypert-Thornton Cem, Horton Family Cem, and Masonic Hall Cem, indicating deep generational ties to the land. Water sources like Waterfall Cr and Cave Spring define the drainage patterns of the local terrain, which transitions from the flatlands of Dogwood Flats to the winding depths of Lay Hollow and Shipman Hollow. In the southeastern corner, the modern path of the Natchez Trace Parkway cuts across the historic topography, running near the settlement of Collinwood. The variety of named features, from Blair Hill to Baptist Hill, underscores a rural social fabric built around local landmarks and small congregations.