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1949 Map of Brick Church

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Brick Church
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Richland Creek and its many winding tributaries shape the landscape of this Tennessee region on the border of Giles and Marshall Counties. The settlement at Brick Church serves as a local hub, supported by the nearby Brick Church School and various family-named hollows that define the geography. The community's social and spiritual life is evident through landmarks such as Odd Fellows Hall and several rural congregations including New Zion Ch, Simpson Chapel, and Robertson Fork Ch.

Tracing the waterways like Blue Creek and Porterfield Creek reveals a distribution of historic burial grounds, such as Lane Cem and Franklin Cem, which are vital for genealogical research. The map also documents educational history through now-vanished sites like Taylor Sch and Woodlawn Sch. The terrain is characterized by a series of deep hollows—Ezell Hollow, Jackson Hollow, and Blackburn Hollow—illustrating the upland character of the Central Basin before mid-century modernization.