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1951 Map of Hazel Green

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Hazel Green
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Hazel Green serves as the primary hub of this 1951 topographic study, situated along the meandering course of the Red River. The landscape is defined by the steep, narrow valleys of the Cumberland Plateau, where settlement patterns strictly follow the drainage of the Stillwater Creek and Blackwater Creek systems. Educational and religious life in these rural communities is anchored by landmarks like the Hazel Green Academy and several family-named schools such as Rankin-Mize Sch and Sandfield Sch.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific data in the numerous small burial grounds, including the Flat Rock Cem, Pieratt Cem, and Cecil Cem, which are often located on the high ridges overlooking family farms. While much of the area remained agrarian at this mid-century point, the presence of Oil Wells near the Stillwater Creek headwaters indicates the early industrial footprint of mineral extraction in Wolfe County.