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1956 Map of Gladeville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Gladeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Cedars of Lebanon State Forest dominates the eastern upland, providing a stark contrast to the agricultural bottomlands along the Stones River and its meandering tributaries. In the mid-1950s, this landscape in Wilson and Rutherford Counties was characterized by a network of rural pikes like Stewart Ferry Pike and Couchville Pike, connecting small communities such as Gladeville, Rockdale, and Vesta. The presence of Sewart Air Force Base in the southwest corner indicates the growing strategic military footprint in middle Tennessee during the Cold War era.

Researchers will find a wealth of genealogical detail, including family-named landmarks like Sullivan Cem and Lannom Cem. Rural life is anchored by local institutions such as Fellowship Ch, Hamilton Chapel, and the John Colemon Sch. The mapping of the river's path, crossing under the Fate Sanders Bridge, reveals the drainage patterns of Fall Creek and Hurricane Creek before the landscape was significantly altered by later 20th-century reservoir developments.