1953 Map of Burns

About this map

Burns and Colesburg serve as the primary hubs along the N C and St L railway in this mid-century portrait of Dickson County. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, which separates the northern drainage of Jones Creek from the southern headwaters of Beaverdam Creek and Nails Creek. To the northeast, the sprawling Montgomery Bell State Park preserves a varied terrain of hollows and ridges, featuring Lake Woodhaven and an athletic field. Economic activity of the era is evidenced by a Lime mine (Abandoned) and a drive-in theater near the park boundary. For genealogists, the sheet is exceptionally dense with family-named landmarks and resting places, including Richardson Cem, Gillian Chapel Cem, and Price Cem, alongside community institutions like the Camp Ground Ch and Herbertston School.