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1952 Map of Beaverdam Springs

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Beaverdam Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Beaverdam Creek winds through a landscape defined by deep hollows and narrow ridges along the Hickman Co and Lewis Co border. Originally field checked in the early 1950s, this record includes photogrammetric revisions from 1968, documenting the mid-century evolution of rural communities like Hornertown and Beaverdam Springs. The area's social fabric is visible in the distribution of family-named landmarks and institutions, from the Beaverdam Springs School to numerous small burial grounds such as Campbell Cem and Breece Cem.

Transportation and industry are marked by the Louisville and Nashville railroad line cutting through the southeastern corner near Aetna. The terrain is punctuated by significant survey points like the Hornertown Lookout Tower, while the northern edge is anchored by the Duck River at Shipp Bend. This survey captures the transition of Tennessee's Highland Rim, where isolated hollows like Graveyard Hollow and Thornton Hollow remained central to local geography.