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1952 Map of Woolworth

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Woolworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS documented this pocket of the Western Highland Rim where the Houston and Humphreys County line crosses a landscape defined by deep drainage patterns. The settlement at Woolworth and the crossroads of Silvertop serve as the primary human hubs in a region dominated by intricate hollows and ridges. This survey provides remarkable detail for genealogists, mapping numerous family-named burial grounds including Batson Cem, Adams Cem, and Cleghern Cem.

A strong rural community structure is evident through the dense placement of neighborhood houses of worship, such as Pleasant Ridge Ch, New Hope Ch, and Mt Zion Ch. The terrain is marked by the Tennessee Valley Divide and Ridge, where water flows away through complex systems like Whiteoak Creek and Brigham Hollow. Notable landmarks such as the Deep Cut and Blowing Spring emphasize the geological character of this Tennessee backcountry.