1973 Map of Columbia

About this map

Columbia serves as the focal point of this 1970s survey, centered on the campus of Lindsey Wilson College and the winding course of Russell Creek. The landscape reflects a mix of traditional agricultural patterns and modern infrastructure, notably the path of the Cumberland Parkway Toll Road cutting across the central hills. Rural life is well-documented through numerous family and community landmarks, from the Santa Fee Ch in the west to the small settlements of Fairplay and Gadberry in the south. The southern reaches of the map are defined by a network of ridges and hollows, including Burton Ridge and Earl Ridge, while numerous oil wells scattered near Flatwood suggest the era's local extractive industry. Genealogists can find significant detail in the placement of the New Columbia Cem and several smaller church-adjacent burial grounds that anchor these crossroads communities.