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1951 Map of Belfast

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Belfast community and the surrounding rural landscapes of Marshall County are captured here just after the mid-century. This region is defined by the prominent Elk Ridge and the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad, which cuts through the terrain near Blackwell Crossing. The map reveals a high density of small-scale social infrastructure, including Cedar Grove School and Union Sch, alongside numerous country churches like Head Springs Church and Rocky Point Church.

In the northern reaches, the Confederate Memorial Park sits near Farmington, a notable landmark of the area's local heritage. The drainage patterns of East Rock Creek and Belfast Branch illustrate the agricultural layout of the time, punctuated by family-named burial grounds such as Temple Cem and Bills Cem. This survey reflects a traditional Tennessee valley economy at a moment when telephone lines were beginning to connect these disparate settlements.