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1950 Map of Dover

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Dover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Fort Donelson National Battlefield sits at a prominent bend of the Cumberland River, anchoring the historic river town of Dover in Stewart County. This 1950s survey, updated in the early 1970s, captures a landscape defined by the transition from river bottomlands to the ridgelines of the Tennessee Ridge. The rising waters of Barkley Lake have reshaped the northern shoreline, creating the Barkley Waterfowl Management Area and submerging former landings like Firemans Landing.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through numerous rural landmarks, including the Lower Long Creek School and various country churches such as Fairview Ch, Corinth Ch, and Asbury Ch. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of hollows, such as Peapatch Hollow and Bufford Spring Hollow, which reflect a century of family settlement patterns. To the south, the deep woods of the Stewart State Forest and natural landmarks like Collier Cave and the Dover Lookout Tower mark the high ground above the river valley.