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1950s Maps of Madison County, Tennessee

Explore 15 historic maps of Madison 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.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Madison County's landscape evolved across the 1950s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1950s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
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Start exploring Madison County's history through authentic maps from the 1950s. This is your window into the past.

Madison County, TN maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Jackson South, 1952 Print
    1950 Map of Jackson South, 1952 Print
    1950 Jackson South
    1952 Print · USGS
    Madison County transitions from a bustling railroad and college center to a rural landscape of company towns and family homesteads in the early fifties. Genealogists can trace property near Bemis, identify early campus footprints for Union University, or locate rural landmarks like Lester Chapel.
    5 unique versions available
  4. 1950 Map of Jackson North, 1962 Print
    1950 Map of Jackson North, 1962 Print
    1950 Jackson North
    1962 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Madison County comes alive as the city of JACKSON expands northward toward the river forks. Researchers can trace family-named lanes and historic institutions like Lane College, Bible Grove Ch, and the Brick Kilns along the rail lines.
    5 unique versions available
  7. 1951 Map of Jackson North
    1951 Map of Jackson North
    1951 Jackson North
    1951 Print · USGS
    Madison County thrived at mid-century as a rail and education center, shown here before the modern highway system reshaped the Tennessee landscape. Researchers can trace the heritage of Lane College, find family markers at Elmwood Cem, or locate landmarks like the Brick Kilns.
  10. 1953 Map of Claybrook, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Claybrook, 1955 Print
    1953 Claybrook
    1955 Print · USGS
    Madison County rural life in the early fifties is defined by its network of country schools and churches. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Claybrook, Salem Cem, and along the Gulf Mobile and Ohio rail line.
    4 unique versions available
  13. 1953 Map of Beech Bluff, 1955 Print
    1953 Map of Beech Bluff, 1955 Print
    1953 Beech Bluff
    1955 Print · USGS
    Madison and Chester Counties are captured here in the early 1950s, centered on the river-fed agricultural lands of West Tennessee. Genealogists can trace family roots at numerous rural landmarks, from Potts Chapel and Beech Bluff Sch to the crossroads at Five Points.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1955 Map of Luray, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Luray, 1956 Print
    1955 Luray
    1956 Print · USGS
    Henderson and Chester counties are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis rail line. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous landmarks like Buckley Cem, Jackson Range Sta, and the New Friendship Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  19. 1955 Map of Juno, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Juno, 1956 Print
    1955 Juno
    1956 Print · USGS
    Henderson County rural life in the mid-1950s is captured here through its network of small communities and country churches. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Juno Ch, Holly Springs Sch, and the Claybrook Sch Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 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
  25. 1959 Map of Medina
    1959 Map of Medina
    1959 Medina
    1959 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee’s rail-and-river landscape comes alive in the late fifties as three major railroads cross the Gibson and Madison county lines. Researchers can trace the vanished footprints of Fly Sch, explore the community around Bakers Chapel, and locate family plots at White Rose Cem.
    4 unique versions available
  28. 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.
  31. 1959 Map of Bells, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Bells, 1960 Print
    1959 Bells
    1960 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee agriculture and rail transport intersect in the late fifties where the Gulf Mobile and Ohio meets the L&N at Bells. Local researchers can trace family roots through several rural landmarks, including Morris Hill Sch, Belleview Cem, and East Haywood Ch.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1959 Map of Westover, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Westover, 1960 Print
    1959 Westover
    1960 Print · USGS
    Madison County in the late fifties was a landscape of small crossroads communities and rural social hubs. Genealogists and local historians can trace the locations of dozens of family-named landmarks, from Neely Sch and Blairs Sch to Andrews Chapel.
    3 unique versions available
  37. 1959 Map of Denmark, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Denmark, 1960 Print
    1959 Denmark
    1960 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee rural life is documented here in the late fifties, spanning the Haywood and Madison county line. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Bond Cem, local schools such as Lower Ingram Sch, and the village of Denmark.
    3 unique versions available
  40. 1959 Map of Adair, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Adair, 1960 Print
    1959 Adair
    1960 Print · USGS
    West Tennessee’s rural landscape is captured here in the late fifties, centered on the Adair community and the South Fork Forked Deer River. Researchers can trace old family burial sites at Jewette Cem and McLemore Cem or locate the historic Gulf Mobile and Ohio rail line.
    4 unique versions available
  43. 1959 Map of Humboldt, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Humboldt, 1960 Print
    1959 Humboldt
    1960 Print · USGS
    Humboldt and the surrounding West Tennessee countryside are captured here in the late fifties, during a period of steady growth and rail-side industry. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Mason Grove or trace ancestors at Rose Hill Cemetery and New Shiloh Ch.
    2 unique versions available
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