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1949 Map of Belfast

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Belfast
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Belfast sits at the intersection of local history and rugged geography in southern Tennessee, where the Marshall Co and Bedford Co line cuts through a landscape of ridges and hollows. The area's communal identity is centered around various rural institutions, including the Confederate Memorial Park near Farmington and several local congregations such as Head Springs Church and Rocky Point Church. The topography is defined by the prominent Elk Ridge and Poplar Ridge, which are separated by Bagley Gap, creating a natural corridor that has influenced settlement patterns for generations.

Transportation routes show the transition from older pathways to modern infrastructure, with the Old Railroad Grade and an Old Road visible near Cedar Grove School. The persistence of family-named landmarks, from Bills Cem to Twitty Knob, provides genealogists with specific geographic anchors for 20th-century residents. Water sources like Fishing Ford and Mud Creek further underscore how the natural drainages dictated the placement of farms and small communities like Palmetto and Wheel.