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1956 Map of Dyersburg

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Dyersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Mississippi River and Ohio River confluence dominates this mid-century portrait of the Four Rivers region, where Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois meet. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrologic network, featuring the sprawling Reelfoot Lake and the massive impoundment of Kentucky Lake to the east. Extensive drainage and flood control measures are visible across the Missouri Bootheel, including the prominent New Madrid Floodway and a dense grid of unnamed ditches near Portageville and Gideon.

Railroad connectivity is at its peak, with the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville, and Gulf Mobile & Ohio lines linking regional hubs like Dyersburg, Union City, and Mayfield. This map documents a critical era for the Obion River valley and the surrounding agricultural uplands, capturing the transition of the river-and-rail economy before the interstate system altered the regional transport fabric.