1970s Maps of Shelby County, Tennessee

1. 1970 Map of Drummonds, 1973 Print

   

   1970 Drummonds

   1973 Print · USGS

   Tipton County in the early seventies shows a landscape of ridge-top settlements and river bottomlands. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Poplar Grove Cem, Mt Harmon Jerusalem Ch, and the rural community of Quito.

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4. 1970 Map of Pecan Point, 1974 Print

   

   1970 Pecan Point

   1974 Print · USGS

   The Tennessee-Arkansas borderlands along the Mississippi River are captured here just as modern flood control was maturing. Genealogists and river historians can locate vanished river landings and remote burial sites like Black Cat Landing, Corona, and Jacob Cem.

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7. 1970 Map of Jericho, 1974 Print

   

   1970 Jericho

   1974 Print · USGS

   Crittenden County, Arkansas, and the Mississippi riverfront appear in the 1970s as a managed landscape of agriculture and wildlife preservation. Family historians can trace small-town life in Jericho and Clarkedale, or locate rural markers like Malone Cem and New Mt Zion Ch.

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10. 1970 Map of Locke, 1974 Print

    

    1970 Locke

    1974 Print · USGS

    The river bluffs of Shelby County are captured here in the early seventies, where state forest lands meet the shifting Mississippi. Researchers can trace rural life and riverside labor through features like Giles Town, Benjestown Cem, and Brandywine Landing.

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13. 1971 Map of Munford, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Munford

    1973 Print · USGS

    West Tennessee rural life centers on the rail corridor between Munford and Atoka in the early seventies. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Ellis Sch, St Marks Ch, and the Adams Cem.

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16. 1971 Map of Millington, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Millington

    1973 Print · USGS

    Millington and the northern Memphis periphery are shown here in the early seventies as military and rail activity shaped the landscape. Researchers can trace family sites and old neighborhoods near the US Naval Air Station, Baker Airport, and Tabernacle Ch.

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19. 1971 Map of Byhalia NW, 1973 Print

    

    1971 Byhalia NW

    1973 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-Mississippi borderlands appear in the early 1970s as a landscape of small rural settlements and winding river bottoms. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Handy Corner, McGehee Cem, and the St Louis San Francisco rail line.

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22. 1971 Map of Brunswick, 1974 Print

    

    1971 Brunswick

    1974 Print · USGS

    Shelby County in the early seventies shows the extensive grounds of the U S Naval Air Station alongside quiet crossroads like Rosemark and Brunswick. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural landmarks such as Noah Chapel, Shadowlawn Sch, and Eastdale Academy.

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25. 1975 Map of Jericho

    

    1975 Jericho

    1975 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River meanders through the Arkansas and Tennessee borderlands in the mid-seventies, documenting a landscape shaped by massive river bars and drainage ditches. Trace family sites at Jericho, Frenchmans Bayou, and small country landmarks like St Paul Cem or Paradise Ch.

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28. 1975 Map of Horseshoe Lake NE, 1976 Print

    

    1975 Horseshoe Lake NE

    1976 Print · USGS

    The Arkansas delta riverfront in the mid-seventies is captured here in photographic detail, showing the massive oxbow of Horseshoe Lake. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rural landscape around Pinckney, Thompson Grove, and Seyppel.

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31. 1975 Map of Edmondson SE, 1976 Print

    

    1975 Edmondson SE

    1976 Print · USGS

    Crittenden County land use is frozen in time in the mid-1970s, showing the intersection of the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Researchers can trace rural settlement patterns at Edmondson, Neuhardt, and Proctor within a landscape of fertile fields and winding bayous.

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