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1941 Map of Cumberland Springs

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Cumberland Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Lynchburg and its surrounding hill country are documented here as they appeared during the early 1940s, just as the regional landscape began to feel the influence of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The map captures a transition between the established agricultural life along Mulberry Creek and the encroaching Camp Forrest Military Reservation to the northeast. Small, self-contained communities like Raysville and Ridgeville serve as focal points for local residents, often centered around institutions such as Hurricane Ch & Cem and Hickory Hill Sch.

Significant for local historians, a purple overprint indicates the future coverage of Tims Ford Lake, marking the terrain that would eventually be submerged. The rugged drainage patterns of Thompson Creek and Hurricane Creek contrast with the flatter expanse of The Barrens. Family names are preserved through landmarks like Williams Cem and Adams Cem, providing a window into the ancestral footprint of Moore and Coffee counties before mid-century modernization.