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1953 Map of Burns

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Burns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Montgomery Bell State Park dominates the eastern half of this landscape, a preserved woodland featuring Lake Woodhaven and the Reservoir alongside recreational infrastructure like a Golf Course. To the west, the industrial and residential growth of Dickson and Colesburg follows the path of the Seaboard railroad, which cuts through the central terrain via the McNair Cut. The map documents a rural society transitioning through the mid-20th century, evidenced by the presence of a Drive-in Theater and Fish Hatchery near Twin Lake.

Family history is deeply etched into the topography through numerous small burial grounds such as Gillian Chapel Cem, Ladd Cem, and Welch Cem. The physical landscape is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, with local commerce and infrastructure marked by an abandoned lime-mine and a Lookout Tower. The drainage patterns of Jones Creek and Beaverdam Creek illustrate the natural corridors that historically dictated settlement in this part of Tennessee.