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1961 Map of Bolivar West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Western State Hospital occupies a significant portion of the landscape west of Bolivar, surrounded by an extensive network of drainage basins and wetlands. The eastern edge of the quadrangle is dominated by the Hatchie River and its expansive Hatchie Bottom, a terrain marked by numerous oxbow ponds such as Round Pond and Brushy Pond. This area illustrates the classic West Tennessee topography of winding river bottoms contrasted with the low, rolling hills that house rural communities and family landmarks.

Genealogists and local historians can find several small cemeteries and country churches scattered across the terrain, including Norment Cem, Parker Cem, and Parran Chapel. Transportation history is preserved through the alignment of Old Bolivar Road and the Whiteville Road, which connected these rural outposts. Further west, Whiteville Lake and the State Reservation provide a notable contrast to the agricultural and institutional lands found closer to the county seat.