1954 Map of Burnside

About this map

Burnside serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey, situated at the dramatic confluence where the Lake Cumberland River and the South Fork Cumberland River meet. The landscape is defined by the sharp, serpentine meanders of the water, creating isolated peninsulas like Bunker Hill and deep bends such as Antioch Bend and Woodson Bend. The Southern railroad line cuts a north-south path through the center of the map, connecting smaller settlements like Tateville and Sloans Valley. Deep within the Cumberland National Forest, the topography is heavily dissected by hollows and ridges, including Sweet Lick Ridge and Dead Ox Hollow. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact placement of rural institutions such as Piney Grove Sch and Grave Hill Ch, alongside numerous family-named cemeteries that speak to the long-standing community ties of southern Pulaski County.