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1953 Map of Cookeville West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Tennessee Polytechnic Institute serves as a major hub on the eastern edge of this mid-century survey, anchoring the growing city of Cookeville. The urban center is well-defined, featuring the General Hospital, City Hall Post Office, and several educational facilities like Central High Sch and Darwin High Sch. Moving west, the landscape transitions into a network of small rural communities and family-named landmarks connected by the Tennessee Central railroad and the Old Gainesboro Road.

Educational and religious life is exceptionally dense across the Putnam County hills, documented by numerous sites such as the Junior Military Academy at Bloomington Springs and the Lee Seminary to the south. The map preserves the names of countless family cemeteries, including Byers Cem and Quarles Cem, and local social markers like the Drive-in Theater and the Swimming Pool, offering a granular view of Tennessee plateau life before modern highway expansion.