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1932 Map of Hermitage

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Hermitage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Hermitage, the former estate of Andrew Jackson, serves as a focal point for this 1930s survey of the landscape east of Nashville. The map documents a period of transition where early pike roads like Lebanon Pike and Murfreesboro State Highway intersect with a dense network of country schools and rural churches such as Hopewell Ch and New Hope Ch. The winding Cumberland River forms the northern boundary, characterized by active river crossings like Ninemile Ferry and the U S Ferry.

Industrial and institutional growth is evident through features like the Soldiers Home, Central State Hospital, and the rail infrastructure of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. For genealogists and local historians, the inclusion of small communities such as Couchville, Antioch, and Savage, alongside family-named landmarks like Patterson Knob and Todd Knob, provides a specific record of the area's social geography before mid-century expansion changed the character of these settlements.