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1947 Map of Farley

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Farley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Laceys Spring and Farley anchor this mid-century portrait of the Tennessee River valley, where the water's path separates the lowlands from the rising topography of Wallace Mountain and Green Mountain. The Tennessee River, widened into Wheeler Lake, serves as the defining boundary between Madison, Morgan, and Marshall counties. This era reveals a landscape in transition as the Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville Arsenal reservations occupy the northwestern reaches, contrasting with the rural character of the southern hills.

Local history is preserved through dozens of family-named landmarks and rural institutions, from the Cherokee School to the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway corridor. Genealogists will find many documented burial grounds, including Laceys Spring Cem, Lipscomb Cem, and Farley Cem. The intricate network of sloughs like Hambrick Slough and springs such as Ashburn Spring reflect the region's complex hydrology before further modern development altered these traditional drainage patterns.