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1936 Map of Hurricane Mills

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Hurricane Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Duck River and Buffalo River converge in this mid-1930s landscape, creating a network of fertile bottoms and river crossings that define local life. Small rural hubs like Hurricane Mills and Bakerville serve as focal points for the surrounding hills, supported by a system of schools including Hurricane Mills Sch, Pegram Sch, and Bodine Sch. The mapping by the Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Geological Survey records the area just as modern infrastructure like State Highway No 13 was beginning to solidify the regional transit routes.

Family history is deeply embedded in the terrain, evidenced by numerous burial grounds such as Williams Cem, Anderson Cem, and Rushing Cem. The river-dependent economy is visible through features like the Gaging Station and historical crossings at Pace Ford and Hite Ford. Distinctive landforms such as Cherry Bottom and Squeeze Bottom highlight the specific agricultural and topographical naming conventions of this Humphreys County river valley.