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1950 Map of Jackson South

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Jackson South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Jackson anchors the northern edge of this Madison County survey, where the Nashville Chattanooga And ST Louis and Gulf Mobile And Ohio railroads converge. This rail hub infrastructure is detailed through Frogmoor Yards and Iselin Station, illustrating the city's role as a post-war transportation center. The educational landscape is particularly dense, featuring Lambuth College, Union University, and segregated institutions of the era like Merry High Sch.

South of the South Fork Forked Deer River, the map captures the company town character of Bemis, complete with its own West Bemis School and Bemis Cemetery. The surrounding countryside transitions into a network of family-named roads and rural congregational centers such as Lester Chapel and Liberty Grove Ch. Notable landmarks like the Indian Mound near the eastern boundary and various radio towers like Wtjs speak to the layering of ancient and modern history in the Tennessee landscape.