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1951 Map of Beans Creek

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Beans Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Belvidere and its rural surroundings in Franklin County are defined by a sharp contrast between fertile valley floor and the steep escarpments of Buncombe Ridge. The northern plains are heavily marked by early agricultural settlement, serviced by the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad which cuts diagonally through Maxwell and Old Salem. This map reveals a community-centric landscape with numerous local schools and houses of worship, such as Hatchett Sch and Belvidere Ch, indicating a densely settled farming population before the mid-century.

Further south, the terrain transitions into a labyrinth of deep hollows and high points like Bishop Top and Talley Top. Local history is preserved in the naming of small burial grounds including Needmore Cem, Trigg Cem, and Lipscomb Cem, often situated near water sources like Rattlesnake Spring Branch or the namesake Beans Creek. The inclusion of Hickory Mill Spring and the small settlement of Coptown reflects the era's reliance on localized water and timber resources.