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1946 Map of Trenton

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Trenton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Lookout Mountain and Fox Mountain dominate this landscape, where the state lines of Georgia and Alabama meet along the high ridges of the Cumberland Plateau. In the valley below, the Southern railroad connects the settlement of Rising Fawn to Trenton, following the path of Lookout Creek. This survey reveals a deeply rural network of small upland communities like Floral Crest, Higdon, and Bullard, each linked by the winding Brow Road along the rim of Deer Head Cove.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, including several family-named burial grounds such as Countess Cem, Daniel Cem, and Newman Cem. The distribution of rural landmarks like Byrds Chapel, Mt Olive, and Payne Ch highlights the importance of small congregations in these isolated mountain gaps. The map captures the era when local geography was still defined by natural features like Magnic Gap, Bee Gap, and Johnson Crook, before modern development altered the character of these high-country settlements.