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1952 Map of Bonicord

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Bonicord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Tigrett Wildlife Management Area dominates the northern reaches of this Dyer County landscape, where the North Fork Forked Deer River meanders through wet bottomlands. The settlement of Bonicord sits at a crossroads in the central uplands, surrounded by a high density of rural institutions that suggest a deeply rooted mid-century community. Small family and church-affiliated burial grounds, such as Clay Cem and Williams Chapel Cem, are scattered across the terrain, providing essential data points for genealogists.

Southern reaches of the map track the South Fork Forked Deer River as it forms natural boundaries between Dyer, Lauderdale, and Crockett counties. The transition from the river lowlands to the rolling hills is marked by landmarks like Parrish Chapel and Hawkinsville. The concentration of named chapels and cemeteries like Sorrell Chapel Cem and St Peter Cem reflects the traditional social structure of West Tennessee before significant late-20th-century consolidation.