Loading map...

1965 Map of Ellis Mills

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Ellis Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Yellow Creek winds through the heart of this mid-1960s landscape, where the borders of Houston, Montgomery, Stewart, and Dickson counties converge. The terrain is deeply incised by a dense network of branches and hollows, such as Thorne Hollow and Guices Creek, which dictated the early settlement patterns of the region. Small communities and church-centered neighborhoods like Spring Hill and Shiloh are connected by winding rural routes, including Clark Road and Guices Creek Road.

The northern reaches of the map show the influence of the Cumberland River system with the presence of Lake Barkley, while the interior remains defined by traditional rural landmarks. Genealogists will find numerous unnamed cemeteries and established sites like Cedar Hill Cem and Griffin Chapel located near Salem. The intersection of nature and human industry is evident in the pipeline corridor cutting across the northern hills and the presence of a Lookout Tower atop Stony Point, surveying the wooded ridges and valley farms.