2016 Map of Waverly

About this map

Waverly sits at the heart of this Humphreys County landscape, where the transport corridor of the railroad and W Trace Creek Rd follows the winding path of Trace Creek. The terrain is defined by a dense network of named hollows, including the curiously titled Pennywinkle Hollow, Sectionhouse Hollow, and Poorhouse Hollow, suggesting the local social and industrial geography of previous generations. To the south, the land softens as it approaches the waters of the Tennessee River, marked here by Johnson Shoals and the elevated Paint Rock Bluff. The area is dotted with numerous small family burial grounds such as the Burnham Cemeteries, Harris Cem, and McAdoo Cem, providing a rich resource for genealogical research. Smaller communities like Hopkins Crossing and Elysian Grove anchor the outlying rural districts, connected by traditional routes such as Old Linden Rd and the crossing at Tubbs Ford Bridge.