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1952 Map of Coble

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Coble
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Duck River winds through the heart of Hickman County, its deep, looping meanders defining the local landscape and rural way of life. At these sharp bends, early river crossings like Grandmother Ford, Alexander Ford, and Perogue Ford served as vital links between the isolated ridge-and-hollow communities. The small settlements of Only and Coble act as anchors in this terrain, where family lineages are traced through a high concentration of small burial grounds, including the Murphree Cem, Sparks Cem, and Walker Cem.

Navigation and transport are central themes, from the Murphree Eddy to the Beaverdam Bridge and the path of Highway 50. Landmarks such as the Mt Zion Ch and a riverside Airway beacon provide navigational reference points across the hills. The map captures an era of traditional river-bottom farming before modern development reshaped these Tennessee valley corridors, preserving the exact locations of many family-named hollows and springs.