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1951 Map of Chapel Hill

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across this mid-century landscape, separating the headwaters of the Harpeth River and Spring Creek. This rural corridor is defined by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which anchors the settlements of Chapel Hill, Holtland, and Winn Crossing. The terrain transitions from the elevations of Buckeye Ridge and Swaim Knob into the fertile basins of Cobb Hollow and Bruce Hollow.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably dense with family-named landmarks and small community centers. Dozens of burial sites, such as Marrs Hill Cem, Ogilvie Cem, and Brittain Cem, are documented alongside rural institutions like Egypt Ch and Hill Grove Sch. This 1940s survey preserves the layout of these Tennessee communities before the modernization of the road networks at Riggs Crossroads and Holts Corner.