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1957 Map of College Grove

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of College Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad cuts a prominent diagonal through this Middle Tennessee landscape, anchoring the rural communities of College Grove and Allisona. In the mid-1950s, this region remained a patchwork of small farms and family-named landmarks, where the Harpeth River and Arrington Creek shaped the local topography. The map reveals a high concentration of community centers, including Wesley Chapel, Harpeth Lick Ch, and Shady Grove Ch, alongside local education sites like Kirkland Sch.

Genealogists may find value in the specific placement of family-linked sites such as the Newton Cannon Cem and the prominent Patton Knob. The intricate network of local thoroughfares, including the Covington-Eudailey Road and Marcy-Covington Road, connects dispersed settlements like Arrington, Rudderville, and Benhill, illustrating the established rural infrastructure before modern expansion altered the character of Williamson County.