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1950 Map of Deerfield

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Deerfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Deerfield sits at a crossroads in Lawrence County, Tennessee, during this mid-century period of rural development. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Little Buffalo River and its numerous tributaries like Crowson Creek and Cane Creek, which carve out a series of hollows including Bradley Hollow and Shepherd Hollow. The Tennessee Valley Authority's influence is evident in the detailed surveying of the area's complex drainage network and shifting elevations.

Social life in this pocket of Tennessee centered on a dense network of local institutions. Small rural schoolhouses like Mt Lebanon Sch and OK Sch served the surrounding farmsteads, while congregations gathered at Pleasant Grove Church, Macedonia Ch, and Greenwood Ch. Small community clusters like Center, Hudson, and Red Hill are linked by a mix of winding dirt roads and established routes, providing a detailed look at the post-war rural infrastructure before significant modernization changed the character of these settlements.