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1957 Map of Bumpus Mills

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Bumpus Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Bumpus Mills and the surrounding Stewart County hills were caught in a moment of transition during the 1950s, a period marked by the damming of the Cumberland River to form Lake Barkley. This survey preserves the rural character of the landscape just as large-scale water management began to redefine the river valley, showing the Barkley Management Area and the Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge along the rising waters.

Away from the shoreline, a network of family-named landmarks like Green Hill Cem, Wallace Cem, and Hayes Fork Cem provides a detailed look at the area's genealogical history. Rural education and worship centers, including Chestnut Grove Sch, New Haven Union Ch, and Taylors Chapel, are scattered across the winding forks of Saline Creek and Hayes Fork Creek, illustrating the dispersed settlement patterns that characterized this part of Tennessee before the expansion of the Fort Campbell Military Reservation to the northeast.