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1943 Map of Cookeville

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cookeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Cookeville serves as the central hub for this portion of middle Tennessee during the early 1940s, situated along the vital Tennessee Central Railroad corridor. The landscape transitions from the developed agricultural and transit corridor in the north, featuring towns like Algood and Baxter, toward the dramatic elevation of the Cumberland Plateau in the east near Monterey. The region's transport network is defined by a mix of rail lines and river crossings, including Hodge Ferry over the winding Caney Fork River.

Industry and natural resources are evident through markings for a Mine near Nash and the presence of the Bledsoe State Forest. Smaller rural communities such as Bloomington Springs and Bakers Crossroads represent the scattered settlement patterns typical of the era, while family-named landmarks like Billbrey Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogical research into the local families of Putnam and White counties.