1950s Maps of Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Explore 8 historic maps of Lauderdale County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Lauderdale County, TN maps

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  1. 1952 Map of Hales Point
    1952 Map of Hales Point
    1952 Hales Point
    1952 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi River borderlands of Tennessee and Arkansas are captured here in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by cut-offs and island formations. Researchers can trace rural life through community landmarks like Walnut Grove Church and Cem, Chic School, and the Needham Cut-Off.
    4 unique versions available

  2. 1952 Map of Gates, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Gates, 1953 Print
    1952 Gates
    1953 Print · USGS
    Lauderdale and Haywood Counties are shown in the early fifties as the rural landscape centered on the ILLINOIS CENTRAL rail line. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous small landmarks like Nelson Chapel, Woodville Sch, and Crossroads Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1952 Map of Bonicord, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Bonicord, 1953 Print
    1952 Bonicord
    1953 Print · USGS
    Dyer and Crockett counties are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape defined by the river forks and small country crossroads. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous burial sites like St Peter Cem and churches such as Palestine Ch or Zion Hill Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1952 Map of Chestnut Bluff, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Chestnut Bluff, 1953 Print
    1952 Chestnut Bluff
    1953 Print · USGS
    Crockett County and its river-carved borders are captured here in the early fifties, before modern highway expansion altered the rural landscape. Researchers can locate family landmarks and community anchors like Hellens Bluff Sch, Archer Chapel, and the Young Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1952 Map of Fowlkes, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Fowlkes, 1954 Print
    1952 Fowlkes
    1954 Print · USGS
    Dyer and Lauderdale counties in the early fifties reveal a landscape defined by the winding South Fork Forked Deer River and the Illinois Central rail line. Researchers can trace rural lineages through sites like Williams Chapel, King Cem, and the expansive U S Military Reservation.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1955 Map of Blytheville
    1955 Map of Blytheville
    1955 Blytheville
    1955 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Mississippi County, Arkansas, is shown here as a landscape of reclaimed delta land and bustling rail towns. Genealogists can trace family names through rural landmarks like Number Nine, Promised Land, and the O'Donald Bend Community.

  7. 1956 Map of Blytheville, 1964 Print
    1956 Map of Blytheville, 1964 Print
    1956 Blytheville
    1964 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee and the Arkansas Delta come alive in this mid-century survey of the river-and-rail corridor connecting Memphis to Jackson. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail lines of the Louisville and Nashville RR and locate landmarks like Western State Hospital or Fort Pillow State Prison Farm.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1959 Map of Blytheville
    1959 Map of Blytheville
    1959 Blytheville
    1959 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee and Northeast Arkansas meet along the river in the late fifties, during a period of steady industrial and agricultural growth. Genealogists can trace the rail corridors of the Illinois Central through Jackson or explore landmarks like Shiloh National Military Park and Fort Pillow State Prison.

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