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1951 Map of Cayce

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cayce
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this 1950s study of the Kentucky-Tennessee borderlands, connecting the small rail settlements of Cayce, Moscow, and Jordan. The landscape is defined by the meandering drainage systems of Little Bayou du Chien and Mud Creek, where small local impoundments like Cornwall Pond and Halfmoon Pond dot the low-lying terrain.

Social and genealogical history is well-represented through a high density of rural houses of worship and burial grounds. Small congregations such as Harmony Ch, Rush Creek Ch, and Mt Harmon Ch are scattered across the quadrangle, serving the surrounding farmsteads. The southern edge of the map tracks the literal State Line, where the boundary between Hickman and Fulton counties in Kentucky meets Obion County, Tennessee, illustrating a mid-century agricultural region heavily reliant on rail transport and established local landmarks like the Alexander Cem.