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1951 Map of Bumpus Mills

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bumpus Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Bumpus Mills and the nearby village of Big Rock serve as the primary hubs in this Stewart County landscape, captured in the early 1950s. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the Fort Campbell Military Reservation, where the terrain is marked by various ruins along Ross Branch. The drainage pattern is defined by the winding course of Saline Creek and Dyers Creek, which flow toward the Cumberland River at the southern boundary, where Dover Island sits in the channel.

Local life at mid-century is meticulously documented through numerous rural institutions, including the New Haven Sch and Chestnut Grove Sch. Genealogists will find significant value in the high density of family burial grounds such as Ezell Cem, Crow Cem, and Wallace Cem, alongside community landmarks like Taylor Chapel and Bethel Ch. The map illustrates a transitional period where small schoolhouses and country churches remained the center of neighborhood identity.