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2016 Map of Thurman

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Thurman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Saltillo serves as a primary riverfront hub along the southern edge of this West Tennessee landscape, where the Tennessee River creates complex terrain features like Swallow Bluff Island and Dickey Towhead. The interior is characterized by a dense network of rural communities and crossroads, including the curiously named Lick Skillet, Thurman, and Montgomery. This area is rich in genealogical markers, evidenced by numerous family-named burial grounds such as Adkisson Cem, Lafferty Cem, and Johnston Cem.

Agricultural research and local industry are centered around the Middle Tennessee Agricultural Station in the northwest, while the river economy is reflected at Pitts Bend and Point Pleasant. The topography is defined by the drainage of Stewman Cr and Doe Creek, which carve through the ridges supporting settlements like Presley Ridge and Pleasant Hill. This 2016 survey documents the enduring rural character of the Hardin County and Decatur County borderlands.