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1947 Map of Glendale

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Glendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Duck River carves a winding course through this Maury County landscape, defining the terrain with sharp bends like Cannon Bend and Vaughan Bend. The mid-century rural economy is evidenced by infrastructure along the water, including the Sowell Mill Bridge and Sowell Mill, alongside river crossings such as Sowell Ford. The map detail reveals a dense network of family history, noted through numerous private burial grounds such as Hardison Cem, Sowell Cem, and Rieves Cem.

Transportation and small-town hubs are anchored by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which connects the settlements of Glendale and Park Station. The presence of several country churches, including Pleasant Mount Ch, Hopewell Ch, and Mt Tabor Ch, suggests a well-distributed community structure centered on these local institutions. This Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS collaboration provides an intricate look at the land shortly after the war, before modern development altered these traditional Maury County corridors.