1949 Map of Wolf Pit Ridge

About this map

Gillises Mills and the small settlement of Center Star anchor this survey of the Tennessee hills, recorded just after the war and updated in the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow valleys and named hollows, including Godwin Mill Hollow and Mozier Mill Hollow, suggesting a history of local timber or grain processing along the creeks. Small family communities are evident through numerous hilltop burial grounds such as Wilkerson Cem and Pickens Cem. Education and faith are central to the social fabric of the era, marked by Abrams Chapel, the Gillis Sch, and the Harbert Hills Academy. The rugged geography forced travel along specific routes like Pinhook Road, while terrain features like Wolf Pit Ridge and Baugus Spring provide distinct landmarks for local history researchers and genealogists.