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1949 Map of Fosterville

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Fosterville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Fosterville and Christiana anchor this mid-century portrait of the Tennessee landscape where the Tennessee Valley Divide separates the drainage of the West Fork Stones River from the southern basins. The region’s development is defined by the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the Florida Short Route, which cut through the prominent terrain of the Nebo Knobs.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural landmarks, including family burying grounds such as Alexander Cem, Smotherman Cem, and Todd Cem. Local social life in the late 1940s is traced through its many country sanctuaries, from Brandon Chapel and Green Meadow Church to the Camp Ground Church. Educational history is noted at the Guy Gap Sch near the Bedford and Rutherford county line, illustrating the scattered settlement pattern of the era.