1950s Maps of Bedford County, Tennessee

1. 1951 Map of Belfast

   

   1951 Belfast

   1951 Print · USGS

   Marshall County and the Tennessee valley transition toward the mid-century as the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad moves freight through Belfast. Researchers can trace family history through local landmarks like Confederate Memorial Park, Union Sch, and the Temple Cem.

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4. 1951 Map of Wartrace

   

   1951 Wartrace

   1951 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Bedford County comes to life around the railroad towns of Bell Buckle and Wartrace. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through numerous rural landmarks like the Webb School, New Hope Church, and Old Salem Cem.

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7. 1951 Map of Rover

   

   1951 Rover

   1951 Print · USGS

   Bedford and Rutherford Counties were still largely defined by dispersed farmsteads and family-named ridges in the years following World War II. Genealogists can trace dozens of rural burial sites and landmarks like Puckett Store, Kingdom Ch, and the Woodson Cem.

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10. 1951 Map of Chapel Hill

    

    1951 Chapel Hill

    1951 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Middle Tennessee is captured here as a landscape of family farms and railroad hamlets along the Louisville and Nashville line. Genealogists can trace hundreds of family names through sites like Riggs Crossroads, Edwards Grove Ch, and Marrs Hill Cem.

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13. 1951 Map of Webbs Jungle

    

    1951 Webbs Jungle

    1951 Print · USGS

    Rutherford and Bedford Counties are shown here in the early 1950s, centered on the strategic crossing at Hoovers Gap. Family researchers can locate many rural landmarks including Buchanan School, the Millersburg Cem, and New Hope Church.

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16. 1951 Map of Fosterville

    

    1951 Fosterville

    1951 Print · USGS

    In the early 1950s, this portion of Middle Tennessee remained a landscape of rural schoolhouses and family cemeteries along the railroad. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Christiana and Fosterville or locate family sites like Alexander Cem and Blankenship Ch.

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19. 1951 Map of Deason

    

    1951 Deason

    1951 Print · USGS

    Bedford and Rutherford counties are mapped here in the early fifties, showing the rural networks around SHELBYVILLE. Genealogists can trace family names at the McCuistion Cemetery or locate old school sites like McDale Sch and Coops Academy.

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22. 1951 Map of Belleville

    

    1951 Belleville

    1951 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Middle Tennessee is captured here as a landscape of tight-knit valley communities and family ridges. Genealogists can trace the location of numerous burial grounds and rural meeting houses, such as Wylie Cem, Bledsoe Cem, and Oak Hill Ch.

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25. 1951 Map of Booneville

    

    1951 Booneville

    1951 Print · USGS

    Moore County and the hollows surrounding Lynchburg are captured in the early fifties before modern development reshaped these Highland Rim communities. Researchers can trace family homesteads near Booneville, the Motlow Cem, and the Charity Sch West.

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28. 1953 Map of Beech Grove, 1958 Print

    

    1953 Beech Grove

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee hills north of Manchester come to life in the early 1950s, showing a landscape of family hollows and ridge-top cemeteries. Genealogists can trace deep roots through sites like Jernigan Hill Church, Gossburg Sch, and Mt Hebron Cem.

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31. 1956 Map of Noah, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Noah

    1958 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1950s, this area of Coffee County was defined by the winding hollows of the Highland Rim and the corridor of the Dixie Highway West. Researchers can trace old family sites at Wisers Bluff Cem, visit the settlement at Noah, or locate the historic Old Grove Ch.

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34. 1956 Map of Columbia, 1960 Print

    

    1956 Columbia

    1960 Print · USGS

    Middle Tennessee in the mid-fifties presents a landscape of established river towns and critical rail hubs before the arrival of the modern interstate system. Researchers can trace the routes of the Louisville and Nashville railroad or locate historic landmarks like Stones River National Military Park and the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge.

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