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1951 Map of Hohenwald

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Hohenwald
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The ridge and hollow landscape of Lewis County defines this mid-century survey, centered on the growth of Hohenwald. The town layout reflects its role as a regional hub, featuring a Vocational Sch, County High Sch, and a Substation. The surrounding terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage ways including Cane Creek and Grinders Creek, with numerous family-named hollows like Wildcat Hollow and Newberg Hollow indicating long-established settlement patterns in the Tennessee timberlands.

Genealogists will find a high density of small burial grounds scattered throughout the hills, from Swiss Cem near the town center to the more remote Skelton Cem and Grasey Valley Cem. Evidence of early rural industry remains visible at Talley Mill, while the southern portion of the map is dominated by the protected timber of the Lewis State Forest, complete with a Lookout Tower for fire observation.