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1939 Map of Hickman

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Hickman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Hickman serves as the focal point for this 1939 survey, situated at a dramatic elbow of the Mississippi River where the Hickman Bend and Beckwith Bend define the shifting border between Kentucky and Missouri. The landscape is a complex network of river engineering and rural settlements, featuring the Reelfoot Front Revetment and a Sea Wall protecting the town from the river's force. The inland areas of Fulton County are densely dotted with small community centers, often centered around combined institutions like the Sassafras Ridge Ch and Sch or the Locust Grove Ch & Sch.

Transport and topography dictate the region's character, from the Illinois Central railroad lines to the Ferry crossing at Dorena. Notable landmarks such as the Indian Mound near Dodd and various river landings like Williams Ldg illustrate the long history of human activity along the waterway. Geologists and local historians will find interest in the documented Dorena Crevasse and the prominent Chalk Bluff, which overlook the expansive bottomlands and the winding path of the Obion River.