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1940 Map of Filley

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Filley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Filley and its surrounding rural townships in Cedar County are documented here just before the 1940s, revealing a landscape defined by small-scale farming and community hubs. The settlement patterns of Box and Washington townships are anchored by an extensive network of country schools and churches, such as Concord Ch and Hazel Dell Sch, which served as the social centers for remote farmsteads.

The winding course of Cedar Creek and its tributaries, including Cherry Branch and Alder Creek, dictates the local geography, with landmarks like Smith Bluff rising above the bottomlands. Family history is etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds like Wright Cem and Tennessee Cem, while local travel was facilitated by crossings like the Ivy Bridge. This era shows the transition between established nineteenth-century villages like Cedar Springs and the scattered hamlets of Willowville and Pacetown.