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2018 Map of Union Hill

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Union Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sugar Creek meanders through this borderland where Tennessee and Alabama meet, shaping a landscape defined by small rural settlements and family cemeteries. In the northern reaches of the map, Lester and Union Hill sit just across the state line, while the southern portion transitions into the edge of the Wheeler Reservoir backwaters. The terrain is deeply dissected by numerous branches and creeks, including Scarce Grease Br and Dement Cr, which historically dictated the placement of homesteads and local infrastructure.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites such as Hester Chapel Cem, Oak Grove Cem, and Mitchell Cem, often located near crossroads or along ridges like Hickory Ridge. The presence of Ridgway Mill and scattered springs like Gray Spring and Band Mill Spring suggests a legacy of local industry and water-dependency that sustained these communities into the modern era. The intricate network of county roads, including Davis Hill RD and Sugar Creek RD, connects these outlying clusters, preserving a spatial pattern of upland farming and creek-bottom life.