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1964 Map of Hornbeak

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Hornbeak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Hornbeak sits at the center of this Obion County landscape, serving as a hub for the surrounding agricultural communities during the mid-1960s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage systems feeding into the South Fork Reelfoot Creek and the eastern edge of Reelfoot Lake. Small settlements like Elbridge and Jacksonville are connected by winding country roads, many of which are punctuated by community landmarks such as New Chapel and Antioch Ch.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family and community burial grounds documented here, including Oak Ridge Cem, Thompson Cem, and the dual-named Graves Chapel Cem Olson Chapel. The map reveals a rural economy tied to the land, evidenced by the scattered farmsteads and a Gravel Pit near Richland Creek. This survey captures the region just before modern development patterns altered the traditional layout of these Tennessee crossroads.