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1961 Map of Bolivar East

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bolivar East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Hatchie River and its expansive Hatchie Bottom dominate this West Tennessee landscape, where the seasonal hydrology is marked by numerous backwater features like Horseshoe Pond, The Grinnel Pond, and Jack Pond. The Illinois Central railroad cuts through the terrain, serving the village of Toone, which sits as a cluster of homes and institutions such as Cumberland Ch and Mount Zion Ch. To the northeast, the terrain rises into the timbered uplands of Chickasaw State Park, centering on Lake Lajoie.

Local genealogy is well-preserved through a dense network of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including Overton Cem, Watson Cem, and McLendon Cem. The road network, including Cloverport Road and Gulf Road, connects smaller settlements like Shandy to the larger seat at Bolivar in the southwest. This era shows a transition in land use, from the bottomland river economy to the established state park boundaries and the industrial presence of the railroad.