2022 Map of Whitten

About this map

Bucksnort Ridge dominates the high ground in this section of the Tennessee-Alabama borderlands, where the headwaters of numerous creeks carve a complex landscape of hollows. Small upland settlements like Crossroads and Fairview serve as central points for a network of rural routes, including Chisholm Rd and Pumping Station Rd. The area is particularly notable for its high density of family and community burial grounds, such as Whittens Cross Roads Cem and Old Mount Bethel Cem, which are often located near small watercourses like Middle Cypress Cr or First Butler Cr. This pattern of scattered cemeteries and winding ridge roads reflects the historical settlement of Wayne County, where geographic isolation dictated the placement of early homesteads and social centers along the divides between the Tennessee and Alabama state lines.