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1951 Map of Henryville

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Henryville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Buffalo River snakes through the borderlands of Lewis and Lawrence Counties, defining a landscape of deep hollows and narrow ridges during the early 1950s. The historic Natchez Trace cuts across the northwest corner, passing near the Meriwether Lewis National Monument and Newburg Ridge. This terrain, heavily forested and dissected by numerous waterways like Pickard Creek and Chief Creek, supported small agrarian communities and early industrial activity. Evidence of local industry is visible at the strip mines near Newtown Cem.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several family-named burial grounds such as Himes Cem, Brock Cem, and Niemann Cem. The small settlement of Henryville sits in the southeast, near the junction of Skillman Branch and the river, while the northern reaches are marked by more isolated features like the Summertown Lookout Tower and Baugus Chapel. River crossings like Beard Ford and Copper Ford suggest a time when local travel was dictated by the seasonal flows of the Buffalo.