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1954 Map of Jabez

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Jabez
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Lake Cumberland dominates this mid-century landscape along the Russell and Wayne county line. The reservoir’s intricate, branching shoreline follows the deep contours of the Cumberland River valley, isolating high-ground features like Polston Ridge and Cave Springs Ridge into dramatic peninsulas. Small communities and family centers such as Jabez and Ono occupy the surrounding ridges, marked by a density of country schools and churches including the House of Prayer and Mount Pleasant Ch.

Evidence of local heritage is preserved in the numerous upland burial grounds like Norfleet Cem and Military Cem, alongside established youth camps like Camp Earl Wallace. The map records a period of transition as the controlled inundation of the lake reshaped traditional access to the river's lower branches, such as Wolf Creek and Caney Fork, while upland life continued at Eadsville and around Tolertown Sch.