1962 Map of Buffalo Valley

About this map

The Caney Fork river and the Louisville and Nashville railroad define the southern corridor of this mid-century Tennessee landscape, where the rural crossroads of Buffalo Valley and Lancaster serve as local hubs. To the north, the terrain transitions into the backwaters of the Cordell Hull Reservoir along the Cumberland River, reflecting a period of significant hydrological change. The map reveals a dense network of community-centered landmarks, particularly churches such as Chestnut Mound Ch, Macedonia Ch, and New Salem Ch, which historically anchored the scattered hilltop and valley floor settlements. Family-named cemeteries like McKinley Cem and Huddleston Cem are distributed throughout the hollows, while institutions like Forks River Sch and Lancaster Sch provide crucial points of reference for genealogists tracking local families in Smith and Putnam counties during the early 1960s.