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1941 Map of Carters Creek

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Carters Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Geological Survey collaborated on this 1941 study of the border between Williamson and Maury counties. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Rutherford Creek and its many tributaries, including McMeen Creek and Johnson Branch. Human activity is centered around the Nashville and Louisville rail line and the historic Andrew Jackson Highway, which connects settlements like Spring Hill and Carters Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and burial sites, from the Cheairs Cem near the highway to the more remote Dainwood Cem. The era's local infrastructure is well-preserved, featuring numerous rural centers like Center Star Sch and Smyrna Ch. A single Phosphate Mine indicates the industrial mineral extraction occurring in the hills south of Neapolis during the early 1940s.