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2016 Map of White House

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

White House serves as a primary hub where the borders of Robertson and Sumner counties meet, characterized by a transition from organized residential patterns to the intricate hollows and ridges of north-central Tennessee. The landscape is marked by a high density of family and community cemeteries, such as Cawthon Cem, Mount Pleasant Cem, and Latimer Cem, which reflect the deep-rooted genealogical history of the area. Flowing through the western reaches, the Sulphur Fork Red River and its various springs, including White Sulphur Spring and Red Sulphur Spring, suggest a terrain shaped by mineral-rich water sources.

To the south, the terrain becomes more dramatic near The Narrows and Rocky Cliff, where the land descends into various named hollows like McMurtry Hollow and Wild Cat Hollow. This era of the landscape shows the intersection of major transit corridors like 65 and 31 with older rural settlements such as Baggettsville, Oakdale, and Ridgetop, illustrating the balance between modern regional growth and traditional Tennessee valley settlement patterns.