1939 Map of Dyersburg

About this map

The Obion River and North Fork Deer River systems dominate this West Tennessee landscape, revealing a region defined by its complex drainage and alluvial bottoms. The terrain transition is noted by an "entire escarpment not contoured" label, marking the edge of the floodplains where settlements like Dyersburg and Newbern established themselves on higher ground. The map captures a high density of rural social infrastructure, with numerous combined institutions such as Hopewell Ch & Sch and Hurricane Ch and Sch serving the farming communities.