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2022 Map of Watertown

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Watertown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Watertown serves as the primary hub in this eastern Wilson County landscape, where the street grid of W Main St and E Main St meets the winding course of Round Lick Cr. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, including Griffin Hollow and Smith Hollow, which shaped the placement of early settlements and family cemeteries. Small rural communities like Sherrilltown, Norene, and Doaks Crossroads are linked by a complex web of backroads such as Old Statesville Rd and Sherrilltown Rd.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites scattered across the hills, from the Mount Vernon Church Cem to smaller family plots like Massey Cem and Trigg Cem. The drainage patterns of Beech Log Cr and Fall Creek illustrate the historical importance of water access in this region, while landmarks like Mt Defiance offer clear points of orientation within the undulating Tennessee topography. The map documents the persistent rural character of the area, where modern infrastructure still follows the contours of the nineteenth-century land use.