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1953 Map of Cookeville East

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Cookeville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Tennessee Central Railroad serves as the industrial spine for this portion of Putnam County, threading through Cookeville and Algood before climbing toward the plateau at Brotherton. The landscape is a mix of growing municipal infrastructure and deep-rooted rural settlements, evidenced by the Putnam County Airport and the Cookeville Filtration Plant alongside numerous family cemeteries like Pearson Cem and Norris Cem.

Educational and spiritual life is anchored by local institutions such as Algood High Sch and Whitson Chapel Sch. The terrain is defined by significant ridges and hollows, including Buck Mountain and Algood Mountain, with the Falling Water River and City Lake providing critical water resources. Further out, small communities like Jeremiah and landmarks such as the Fire Tower on a prominent ridge illustrate the mid-century character of the Highland Rim.