2022 Map of Windrock

About this map

Oliver Springs serves as the primary hub at the intersection of the Anderson, Roane, and Morgan county lines, where the Cumberland Mountains meet the Ridge-and-Valley province. This landscape is defined by the steep transitions between high ridges like Buffalo Mtn and Patterson Mtn and the fertile lowlands of the East Fork Valley. The area's coal-mining heritage is evident in settlements such as Windrock and Upper Windrock, connected by the winding CSX Transportation rail lines. Family histories are deeply etched into the land, preserved in numerous scattered burial grounds including Oliver Springs Cem, Duncan Cem, and the Cedar Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cem. The mapping records the transition from rural industrial outposts to suburban expansion near Oak Ridge, showing a network of valleys like Dutch Valley and Hoskins Valley that have long dictated the path of local roads and communities.