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1950 Map of Johnsonville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The rising waters of Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River dominate this landscape, revealing a community in transition between old river-bottom life and modern industrial development. While Johnsonville sits submerged or relocated, the emergence of New Johnsonville and the massive Johnsonville Steam Plant signals a new era of power generation. The western shore is anchored by Nathan Bedford Forrest Memorial State Park and Pilot Knob, overlooking the expansive waterway.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is dense along the Louisville and Nashville rail line, which crosses the water near Johnsonville Station. Numerous family cemeteries such as Winfrey Cem, Crockett Cem, and Napier Cem are preserved on higher ground, serving as vital markers for genealogists tracing local families. To the southeast, the Tennessee National Migratory Wildlife Refuge spans the complex wetlands of the Duck River delta, where unique management features like a Dewatering Area and various sloughs are clearly mapped.