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1954 Map of Bradford

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Bradford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The town of Bradford serves as the central hub of this West Tennessee landscape, situated along the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line. The map documents a deeply rooted agricultural and social network defined by numerous community churches and their associated cemeteries, such as Griffins Chapel, Shiloh Ch, and Antioch Ch. These small settlements, including Skullbone and Idlewild, are connected by a web of rural roads that traverse the drainage basins of the South Fork Obion River and the Rutherford Fork Obion River.

Several named landmarks provide specific points of interest for local historians, from Tuckers Corner and Vaughns Grove in the south to the small community at Four Points in the north. The survey detail highlights the proximity of the Weakley Co Gibson Co line, illustrating how these administrative boundaries intersect with natural features like Bear Creek and Tomb Creek. The concentration of family and community names at Davidson Chapel and Olivers Chapel reflects the established rural character of the region during the mid-20th century.