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1955 Map of Gallatin

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Gallatin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Gallatin serves as the focal point of this Sumner County landscape, showing the city's infrastructure and residential expansion between its 1950s survey and 1980s updates. The mid-century development of the Gallatin Steam Plant Reservation (TVA) and the waters of Old Hickory Lake reflect the industrial and energy-related shifts that reshaped the area's southern edge. To the north, the terrain transitions into a series of hollows like Bug Hollow and Joel Hollow, where the community of South Tunnel sits along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Genealogists can trace local roots through several country churches and rural schools, including Bushs Chapel and the Union Hill Sch. The map preserves the names of early thoroughfares such as Dobbins Pike and Wallace Road, alongside smaller settlements like Graball and Kansas. This record identifies the placement of civic landmarks from the County Health Center to the Gallatin Municipal Airport, providing a clear look at the city's late-20th-century footprint.