1951 Map of Cypress Inn

About this map

Cypress Inn sits at the heart of this landscape along the Tennessee-Alabama border, where the headwaters of Cypress Creek and its many tributaries, such as Rich Branch and Weatherford Creek, carve through the terrain. The modern corridor of the Natchez Trace Parkway bisects the region, following ancient travel routes through Wayne County. This 1951 survey, with 1980s updates, documents a rural community centered around local landmarks and family legacies, including Scott Chapel and Mt Hope Ch. Genealogists will find a dense network of family-named burial grounds, from Moore Cem and Powell Cem in the west to Lawson Cem near the creek. The map captures a transition as the Tennessee Valley Authority documented the land, showing both the established agrarian character and mid-century infrastructure like the Pumping station near the state line.