1961 Map of Jacks Creek

About this map

The South Fork Forked Deer River dominates the western lowlands of this West Tennessee landscape, where the Mobile and Ohio RR cuts a straight path through the bottomlands. To the east, the terrain transitions into the namesake uplands of Jacks Creek, a settlement defined by local institutions like Beech Spring Ch and the Jacks Creek Sch. The map reveals a deeply established rural community network, specifically noted by the Gibson Rosenwald Sch, a significant indicator of the era's educational infrastructure. Local heritage is further mapped through numerous family and community landmarks such as Oak Grove Ch, the Robinson Cem, and the colorfully named settlement of Sweet Lips near the confluence of Sweet Lips Creek and its Right Fork.