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1958 Map of Alexandria

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Alexandria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Alexandria and Watertown anchor this mid-century topographic survey of the Tennessee landscape where Wilson, Smith, and DeKalb counties converge. The local economy and travel patterns are defined by the Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor in the north and the Sparta Pike cutting through the center. Small rural communities like Liberty Hill and Statesville are captured in detail, showing a network of country churches and family cemeteries that speak to the area's deep-rooted genealogy.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Hickman Creek and Smith Fork carving paths through a series of hollows including Chumley Hollow and Talent Hollow. This edition, based on 1950s aerial photography with 1970s revisions, provides an essential record of family landmarks such as Hearn Hill and Holmes Gap before modern development altered these rural corridors. The map clearly delineates the complex county boundaries that shift across the ridges and stream beds of the Highland Rim.