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1957 Map of Bumpus Mills

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Bumpus Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Bumpus Mills and the nearby community of Big Rock serve as the primary anchors for this section of Stewart County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Cumberland River and the expansive Lake Barkley. This 1957 survey, updated with photo-revisions in the early 1980s, reveals a rural network of family-named cemeteries and community schools like Hayes Fork School and Chestnut Grove School that speak to the area's deep-rooted genealogy.

In the northeast, the Fort Campbell Military Reservation occupies a significant portion of the terrain, while the southern reaches are dominated by the Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge and the Bear Creek Waterfowl Management Unit. This transition from traditional agricultural settlements to large-scale federal conservation and military lands is clearly visible through landmarks such as Dover Island and numerous rural houses of worship, including Mt Olivet Church and Taylors Chapel.