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1966 Map of Atwood

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Atwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Atwood and the expansive Milan Arsenal and Wildlife Management Area dominate this landscape during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a region transitioning from rural agriculture to specialized government land use, with the University of Tennessee Milan Agricultural Experimental Station and the Tennessee National Guard Milan Reservation occupying significant acreage. The Seaboard railroad cuts a sharp diagonal across the terrain, passing through the heart of Atwood and near the MTA Jr High Sch.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of local landmarks, from family-named cemeteries like Keaton Cem and Pisgah Cem to neighborhood churches such as Mt Olive Ch and Shiloh Ch. The natural landscape is defined by the Rutherford Fork Obion River and prominent elevations like Webb Mountain, providing a detailed look at the Gibson and Carroll County boundary line as it existed before late-20th-century development.