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1936 Map of Buena Vista

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Buena Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Buena Vista and the rail-oriented hamlet of Westport anchor this mid-1930s survey of Carroll County, where the St Louis and Chattanooga Nashville Railroad cuts a straight line through the agricultural heartland. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee Divide, a prominent ridge line separating the local drainage basins including Big Sandy River and its numerous tributaries like Beaver Creek and Maple Creek.

This era reveals a dense network of rural community centers, with schools such as Smyrna Sch, Concord Sch, and Hall Sch serving families in a pre-consolidation landscape. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named burial grounds and churches, including Spellings Cem, Mc Callie Cem, and Williams Chapel. The map also captures several man-made alterations to the terrain, such as Buck Ditch, reflecting early 20th-century efforts to manage the wetlands and creek bottoms for improved farming.