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1952 Map of Antioch

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Antioch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Nashville Municipal Airport (Berry Field) and the sprawling grounds of the Central State Hospital dominate the northern landscape of this early 1950s survey. The area is defined by the winding course of Mill Creek and the busy corridor of the Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis RR, which connects the industrial fringes of Woodbine and Radnor to the rural community of Antioch. The map reveals a transition from suburban expansion near Glenrose Ave to a network of family-named roads and institutions further south.

Local history is preserved through numerous rural school sites such as Rough Rock Sch and Mima Sch, alongside landmarks like Meads Chapel and Whitsetts Cem. Significant elevation changes are marked by Holt Knob and Patterson Knob, which overlook the developing residential patches of Tusculum and Paragon Mills. This period shows the region before the massive interstate development of later decades, centered instead on the Nolensville Pike and Murfreesboro Road arteries.