1950 Map of Camden

About this map

Camden serves as the focal point for this mid-century look at Benton County, situated where the Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Ry cuts across the landscape toward the Tennessee River. The 1950 survey, updated with 1969 revisions, captures a period of transition as the waters of Kentucky Lake define the eastern boundary, flooding the lowlands of Cypress Creek and Beaverdam Creek. In the hills to the north and west, the map records a high density of rural social centers like Ebenezer School, Toll Chapel School, and Beaverdam Church, reflecting the area's agricultural roots before increasing modernization.