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1952 Map of Blackburn

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Blackburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Cypress Creek and its many tributaries, including Middle Branch and Little Cypress Creek, carve through the Lauderdale County landscape in this mid-century survey. The area is defined by a dense network of early thoroughfares such as Chisholm Road and the Nashville and Louisville Road, reflecting a long-standing transit corridor between Alabama and Tennessee. Small rural communities and church-centered settlements like Zip City, Blackburn, and Latham anchor the countryside, while industrial activity is noted at the Big Cut Station Mines and Sharps Mill.

Genealogists can find several family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including the Nolen Cem and Richardson Cem. Numerous country schools and churches, such as Oakley Sch and Hilldale Ch, illustrate the dispersed settlement pattern before modern consolidation. The map also records early infrastructure, including an underground pipeline and the historical crossing of the Nashville Road through the southern hills.