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1938 Map of Greenbrier

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Greenbrier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Southern railroad line cuts a straight path across the terrain of Limestone and Madison Counties, connecting the small agricultural hub of Greenbrier to the burgeoning community of Madison. This late 1930s landscape is characterized by a dense network of small rural institutions that anchored the local population, including Mt Pleasant Sch and Maple Grove Sch, alongside churches like St James Ch and Waldo Chapel. In the north, Burgreen Corner and Oakland serve as local landmarks near the meandering Limestone Creek.

The southern edge of the map shows the influence of the Tennessee Valley Authority's work with the Wheeler Reservoir, where the waters of the Tennessee River reached into the lowlands near Limestone Slough. Water sources such as Moss Spring and Betz Spring are carefully noted, alongside family-named landmarks like Ragland Cem and the crossroads at Manley Crossroad, reflecting a deeply rooted local genealogy before mid-century changes transformed the region.