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1949 Map of Columbia

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Columbia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Columbia city center sits at the bend of the Duck River, serving as a hub for both the Louisville and Nashville railroad and major regional transit routes like the Jackson Highway. In the post-war era, the town's footprint extended into neighborhoods such as Fairview Heights, Highland Park, and Riverside. Outside the urban core, the landscape is defined by the University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station and the prominent Columbia Military Academy.

Southward along the Nashville Highway, the rural character of Maury County is preserved through a network of small schoolhouses and country churches. Settled points like Bigbyville and McCains anchor the valley of Little Bigby Creek, while the presence of several Strip Mine sites and the County Farm indicates the local industrial and civic infrastructure of the 1940s. Genealogists will find a wealth of family history landmarks, from Smith Chapel Cem to Reece Chapel.