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1936 Map of Kirksey

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Kirksey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

West Fork Clarks River meanders through this portion of Calloway and Graves Counties, anchoring a rural landscape defined by small agrarian communities during the mid-1930s. The map reveals a high density of local institutions that once served as the social backbone for these dispersed farmsteads, including Smith Sch, Landon Sch, and Thompson Sch. Prominent religious landmarks such as Mt Olive Ch, Locust Grove Ch, and Bazzell Chapel are interspersed among small crossroads settlements like Backusburg and Kirksey.

Technological progress in the Tennessee Valley is evident along the southern edge of the survey, where the Light and Power Company Transmission Line cuts across the terrain near Stella. The physical geography is marked by the Tennessee River Basin Divide, separating the drainage of local creeks like Lick Creek and Damon Creek from the surrounding river systems. This field examination by the Tennessee Valley Authority captures the county before significant modern infrastructure altered its traditional rural character.