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1950 Map of Camden

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Camden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Camden serves as the focal point of this mid-century West Tennessee landscape, situated west of the expansive Kentucky Lake and Tennessee River. The town's layout is defined by the intersection of the Seaboard System Railroad and the historic Broadway of America, with local life centered around institutions like the Toll Chapel School and Camden's urban core. To the east, the landscape transitions into the river bottomlands, where the Dewatering Area and various sloughs like Big Slough and Threemile Slough reflect the hydrological management of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Rural community life is well-documented through numerous family and community landmarks, including Missionary Grove Church, Morris Chapel, and the Robertson Cem. Significant terrain features like Pea Ridge and Chestnut Hill rise above the drainage basins of Cypress Creek and Cane Creek. The map also captures the recreational and residential development near the shoreline, specifically at Eva and the Eva Cabin Area, providing a detailed look at Benton County's geography before later modern changes.