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1950 Map of Hurricane Mills

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hurricane Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Buffalo River and Duck River converge in this mid-century landscape, framing a series of fertile bottoms and ridges in Humphreys County. The settlement at Hurricane Mills serves as a local hub, featuring the Hurricane Mills School and Hurricane Mills Church near the banks of Hurricane Creek. The presence of numerous family burial grounds, such as Crockett Cem and O'Donniley Cem, suggests a long-standing rural community structure centered around the river valleys.

Industry and infrastructure of the era are visible through the Rock Quarry and a Gaging station near Tanksley Bridge. The northwestern corner is dominated by Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee National Migratory Wildlife Refuge, marking the impact of massive regional water management. Moving away from the reservoirs, the terrain rises into the Flat Woods and along Walker Ridge, where smaller hamlets like Bakerville and Cedar Grove are connected by winding country roads and old crossings like Hite Ford.