1954 Map of Greenfield

About this map

Sharon and Greenfield serve as the primary population centers on this West Tennessee landscape, anchored by the Illinois Central Gulf rail line that runs north-south through the region. The agricultural and hydraulic character of the area is defined by the Middle Fork Obion River and the South Fork Obion River, where complex drainage features like the Wing Ditch and Ditch illustrate efforts to manage the river bottomlands. Numerous family-named cemeteries and rural congregations, such as Kimery Cem and Brocks Chapel, are scattered throughout the countryside, marking the long-established social fabric of the rural townships. The map also records the Gibson Co Weakley Co boundary line, showing the intersection of political divisions with natural watercourses like Spring Creek.