1950s Maps of Perry County, Tennessee

1. 1950 Map of Linden, 1952 Print

   

   1950 Linden

   1952 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Perry County comes alive through this detailed survey of the Buffalo River valley and the surrounding ridge country. Trace local history through family-named landmarks like Webb Cem, rural centers such as Warren School, and traditional river crossings at Washplace Ford.

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4. 1950 Map of Chestnut Grove, 1953 Print

   

   1950 Chestnut Grove

   1953 Print · USGS

   Perry County and the Buffalo River valley are mapped here in the early postwar years as rural communities remained deeply tied to the land. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous small burial grounds and landmarks like Beardstown, Parnell School, and Fairview Ch.

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7. 1950 Map of Lobelville, 1953 Print

   

   1950 Lobelville

   1953 Print · USGS

   Perry County and the Buffalo River valley are captured in the early 1950s, showing a landscape of ridge-and-hollow farmsteads and riverside bottoms. Genealogists can locate family burial grounds like the Dodson Cemeteries or trace the area around Lobelville and Standing Rock.

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10. 1951 Map of Leatherwood, 1954 Print

    

    1951 Leatherwood

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Buffalo River valley on the Wayne and Perry county line is captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape of ridges and hollows. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Throgmorton Cem, the Old Union Sch, and the riverside hamlet of Flat Woods.

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13. 1951 Map of Topsy, 1956 Print

    

    1951 Topsy

    1956 Print · USGS

    Wayne County and Lewis County meet along the winding Buffalo River in the early fifties, where rural life centered on isolated valley settlements. Genealogists can trace family names through several historic sites, including Whitehead Cem, Salem Church, and Topsy Sch.

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16. 1951 Map of Pleasantville, 1957 Print

    

    1951 Pleasantville

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Hickman and Perry County line in the early fifties is a maze of hollows and family-named creek valleys. Genealogists can trace rural life through sites like Pleasantville, Farmers Exchange, and the Sulphur Creek Church.

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19. 1951 Map of Graves Spring, 1957 Print

    

    1951 Graves Spring

    1957 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties are captured here in the early fifties, showing a landscape of deep hollows and family homesteads. Genealogists can trace local roots through landmarks like Sinking Creek Church, Upper Brush Creek School, and Graves Cem.

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22. 1952 Map of Coble, 1957 Print

    

    1952 Coble

    1957 Print · USGS

    Hickman County life in the early fifties revolves around the great meanders of the Duck River. Researchers can locate several family cemeteries and historical river crossings, including Grandmother Ford, Murphree Cem, and the settlement of Only.

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25. 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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28. 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.

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31. 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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