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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 Cumberland River and Stone River wind through the heart of Davidson County, shaping a landscape defined by deep river bends and established country pikes in the early 1930s. The map illustrates the growth extending from eastern Nashville toward settlements like Donelson and Hermitage, where the influence of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and the Tennessee Central Railway dictated local development.

Social and civic landmarks are numerous, including the Soldiers Home near the historical estates and the sprawling grounds of the Central State Hospital. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of rural community life, capturing dozens of small schoolhouses and churches such as Andrew Jackson Sch, Hopewell Ch, and Burnett Chapel. The transition from old dirt roads to established routes like the Nashville and Lebanon Pike reflects an era just before the massive suburban expansion of the mid-20th century.