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1966 Map of Deason

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Deason
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Shelbyville expands northward into the surrounding hills in this mid-1960s survey, marked by the emergence of Fairlane Estates near the City Boundary. The landscape transitions from the developed streets of the city to a rural patchwork of family farms and small communities like Deason and Vannatta. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including numerous family burial grounds such as the Houston Whitworth Cem and McCustion Cem, alongside the Erwin Slave Cem, which provides a vital link to the area's social history.

Transport and terrain are defined by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad cutting through the eastern hills near Mingle Hill and Claxton Hill. The northern boundary is marked by the Rutherford Co Bedford Co line, crossing the Epps Hills. Local spiritual life is anchored by country churches like Hart Chapel Ch and Big Spring Ch, while the Hurricane Creek and Peacock Creek drainage systems shape the agricultural valleys between the ridges.