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1936 Map of Greenfield Bend

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Greenfield Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Duck River winds through the hills of Middle Tennessee, defining the border between Hickman and Maury Counties. This landscape is characterized by its numerous family-named hollows and creek branches, supporting a series of small rural communities like Kettle Mills and Shady Grove Duck River Po. The density of localized infrastructure is remarkable, with small country schools such as Forty Thicket Sch and Center Star Sch serving the scattered homesteads.

Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the many family cemeteries, including Sheboss Cem, Kittrell Cem, and Mobly Cem. Transportation is anchored by State Highway No 50 and the Gordon Ferry Bridge, while the presence of a ferry and a Lookout Tower reflects the river-dependent and forested nature of the terrain during the mid-1930s. The map captures a moment when the Tennessee Valley Authority was actively surveying these watersheds, just before the modernization of the local road networks.