1930s Maps of Dickson County, Tennessee

1. 1930 Map of White Bluff, 1953 Print

   

   1930 White Bluff

   1953 Print · USGS

   Middle Tennessee in the 1930s is defined by the serpentine bends of the Harpeth River and the steam-era dominance of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis RR. Genealogists and historians can locate vanished country schools like Opossum Sch and trace early road networks including the Dickson Turnpike.

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4. 1931 Map of Erin

   

   1931 Erin

   1931 Print · USGS

   The Cumberland River corridor and the railroad hub of Erin define this landscape in the late 1920s. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of rural schools and churches, from Blooming Grove Ch to the remote Cave Orchard Sch.

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7. 1933 Map of White Bluff

   

   1933 White Bluff

   1933 Print · USGS

   The Tennessee river country in the early thirties is defined here by the winding loops of the Harpeth River and the rail line through White Bluff. Genealogists and researchers can trace rural life through landmarks like Mound Bottom, Frog Pond Ch, and Opossum Sch.

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10. 1936 Map of Ruskin

    

    1936 Ruskin

    1936 Print · USGS

    Mid-Tennessee's highland rim is captured here in the mid-1930s, showing the intersection of Dickson, Houston, and Humphreys counties. Local researchers can trace family lands near Cave Ruskin, find old rural schoolhouses like Olivet Sch, and locate family burial grounds including Dotson Cem.

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13. 1936 Map of Texas Hollow

    

    1936 Texas Hollow

    1936 Print · USGS

    Hickman and Dickson counties come into focus during the mid-1930s, showing a rural landscape organized around the Piney River. Genealogists and local historians can trace schoolhouse locations like Mt Gossett Sch, family sites such as Petty Cem, and the early aviation Airway Beacon.

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16. 1936 Map of Spot

    

    1936 Spot

    1936 Print · USGS

    Hickman County is shown in the mid-1930s as a landscape of isolated hollows and rural school districts before modern development. You can trace family footprints at Wilkens Cem and Turner Cem, or locate landmarks like Spot Sch and the Lookout Tower.

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19. 1936 Map of Burns

    

    1936 Burns

    1936 Print · USGS

    Dickson County's rural landscape is captured during the mid-1930s as modern infrastructure began to reshape the Tennessee interior. Researchers can trace the path of the N C AND ST L railroad through Tidwell and Pomona or locate the site of the Herbertson Sch.

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22. 1936 Map of Craigfield

    

    1936 Craigfield

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Hickman and Williamson county border comes alive in the mid-1930s, showing a rural Tennessee landscape defined by narrow creek valleys and the Basin Divide. Genealogists can locate family-named sites like McCord Cem, Tidwell Sch, and Shady Grove Ch.

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25. 1936 Map of Lyles

    

    1936 Lyles

    1936 Print · USGS

    Hickman and Dickson counties come into focus during the mid-1930s, showing a landscape defined by the Tennessee Basin Divide and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. Researchers can locate vanished rural landmarks such as Frazier Cem, Porter Sch, and the Steam Pumping Station at Mill Creek.

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28. 1936 Map of Tennessee City

    

    1936 Tennessee City

    1936 Print · USGS

    The Humphreys and Dickson County borderlands were undergoing a period of rapid modernization in the mid-1930s as electricity and highways expanded across the hills. Researchers can trace rural life through landmarks like Fiftyfour, Fewville, and several country schools including Holland Sch.

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31. 1936 Map of Dickson

    

    1936 Dickson

    1936 Print · USGS

    In the mid-thirties, the area around Dickson was a bustling rail junction where the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Ry met the local timber and river economy. Genealogists can trace family names at England Cem or find historic rural sites like Eno Sch and Bethel Ch.

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