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1955 Map of Hico

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Hico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Hico sits at the center of this 1955 field revision, a period when the newly created Kentucky Lake was reshaping the eastern edge of Calloway County. The landscape is a network of small family farming communities and rural institutions, evidenced by the numerous cemeteries like Shiloh Cem and Sage Hill Cem that dot the ridges. To the east, the shoreline of the Tennessee River reservoir is well-established, featuring recreational developments such as Irvin Cobb Resort and Ky Lake State Park.

Drainage systems like Jonathan Creek and Sugar Creek carve through the terrain toward the lake, where local social life centered around landmarks like Faxon Sch and Elm Grove Ch. The presence of small settlements like Faxon and Van Cleave reflects the mid-century transition from isolated rural hamlets to a landscape increasingly influenced by the burgeoning tourism and infrastructure around the Tennessee Valley Authority's water projects.