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1951 Map of Cypress Inn

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cypress Inn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Cypress Inn serves as a focal point for this rural landscape where the Wayne County and Lauderdale County line divides Tennessee from Alabama. The survey highlights a dense network of homesteads and small community centers connected by the Natchez Trace Parkway, which winds through the central valley. Local life in the mid-20th century was anchored by neighborhood institutions such as Berry Sch, Hyde Chapel, and Mt Hope Ch, alongside numerous family-named burial grounds including Lawson Cem and Barkley Cem.

The terrain is defined by the branching tributaries of Cypress Creek, with dozens of smaller runs like Weatherford Creek and Johnson Mill Branch carving into the hills. This 1951 edition, with 1975 photorevisions, reveals the persistence of traditional land use patterns, showing how settlements followed the fertile bottoms and creek forks. The map is a valuable resource for genealogists tracing names like Patterson or Powell, or locating smaller houses of worship like Scott Chapel and Little Bethel Ch.