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1947 Map of Bedford

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Bedford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Duck River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, its banks marked by features like Fairview Sch and Powell Creek Sch. This mid-century survey reflects a deeply rural settlement pattern in Middle Tennessee, where small communities like Richmond and Branchville served as local anchors. The map is particularly rich in genealogical data, preserving the locations of numerous family and community burial grounds, including Redd Cem, Coleman Cem, and Russell Cem.

Education and faith were central to this area's development, evidenced by the distribution of country schools such as Thompson Grove Sch and churches like Bethlehem Ch. Movement through the countryside was facilitated by named routes such as Richmond Road and Pike, which connected the various hollows, including Bluestocking Hollow and Adams Hollow. This 1947 field examination, updated with 1966 photography, captures the transition of the local infrastructure before modern consolidation changed the rural school and church network.