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1953 Map of Dyer

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Dyer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Rutherford Fork Obion River snakes diagonally across this Gibson County landscape, defining a terrain of bottomlands and low hills centered on the town of Rutherford and the nearby community of Dyer. This mid-century survey reveals a rural society organized around crossroads churches and family-named cemeteries. Features like the Beech Grove Ch Cem and Bucksnort Cem offer specific locations for genealogical research, while the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line provided the vital industrial artery for the region's agricultural economy.

Small settlements such as Barrons Corner, Georgetown, and Laneview appear as distinct clusters, often centered on civic points like the Mt Zion Sch or the Community Center. The map captures the area just as modern revisions were being noted, documenting the persistent network of local roads and watercourses like Sand Creek and Camp Creek that shaped West Tennessee settlement patterns before later suburban shifts.