1950s Maps of Tipton County, Tennessee

1. 1952 Map of Stanton

   

   1952 Stanton

   1952 Print · USGS

   Western Tennessee at the start of the fifties was a landscape of rail-connected towns and crossroads communities. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Wesley Cem, Fredonia Sch, and the community of Keeling.

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4. 1952 Map of Jericho

   

   1952 Jericho

   1952 Print · USGS

   The Mississippi River's shifting course defines this borderland during the early 1950s, where Arkansas and Tennessee meet in a maze of chutes and islands. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous local sites like St Pauls Ch & Cem, Meneshea, and the Clarkedale Post Office.

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7. 1952 Map of Stanton, 1958 Print

   

   1952 Stanton

   1958 Print · USGS

   Mid-century West Tennessee comes to life here as the rail-driven town of Stanton and the crossroads at Dancyville anchor a landscape of bottomlands and family farms. Trace the roots of local communities through landmarks like Yum Yum, Gailor High Sch, and the Antioch Ch.

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10. 1953 Map of Memphis, 1966 Print

    

    1953 Memphis

    1966 Print · USGS

    Eastern Arkansas and the Memphis riverfront are shown here during the mid-century period of regional growth and river management. Local historians can trace the paths of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR through Forrest City or locate river landmarks like President's Island.

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13. 1954 Map of Mason

    

    1954 Mason

    1954 Print · USGS

    West Tennessee in the mid-1950s shows a landscape of rail-linked towns and deep-rooted rural institutions. Genealogists and researchers can trace family connections at the Dunlap Orphanage, Home Ferry Sch, and numerous sites like St Matthews Sch & Ch.

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16. 1956 Map of Evadale

    

    1956 Evadale

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mississippi County, Arkansas, appears in the early 1950s as a productive agricultural landscape secured by an extensive system of levees and drainage ditches. Genealogists can locate family names at Pittman Cem, Louise Chapel & Cem, and the industry at Creamery Package.

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19. 1956 Map of Memphis

    

    1956 Memphis

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi Delta and the bluffs of West Tennessee meet in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by massive river systems and rail hubs. Researchers can trace the path of Crowleys Ridge or locate vanished river landings near Centennial Island and Island No 35.

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22. 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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25. 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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