1951 Map of Hornsby
USGS Topo · Published 1951About this map
Hornsby serves as the central hub of this 1951 topographic study, situated along the Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad line in West Tennessee. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Hatchie River, which creates a broad, marshy floodplain known as The Big Bottom. This area shows a distinct contrast between the level river lowlands and the dissected, hilly terrain to the east, where small communities and family farmsteads are anchored by numerous country churches such as Little Hatchie Ch and Chapel Hill Ch. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Wyatt Cem, Bass Cem, and the McCalip Sch Cem. The presence of the Lookout Tower and scattered rural schools like Walnut Grove Sch reflects a mid-century infrastructure supporting a predominantly agricultural and timber-based economy before later consolidation.
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