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1928 Map of Gordonsville

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Gordonsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Cumberland River and Caney Fork dictate the settlement patterns of this Middle Tennessee region, where water transport and rail access defined community life in the late 1920s. Along the winding Caney Fork, distinct topographical features like Bettys Bend and Moccasin Bluff shape the landscape between Gordonsville and Lancaster. The Tennessee Central railroad cuts through the terrain, connecting towns like Hickman to larger hubs.

Genealogists will find a dense network of rural infrastructure, including numerous one-room schools such as Hogan Creek Sch and Dillard Sch, alongside centers of learning like Denny Seminary and Hale Seminary. Small rural churches, including Elizabeth Chapel and St Marys Ch, are scattered throughout the hills, providing markers for families rooted in the Smith and De Kalb County borderlands. River crossings like Greenross Ferry and Loves Ferry indicate the era's reliance on local ferries before modern bridging was complete.