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1962 Map of Liberty

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Smith Fork dictates the settlement pattern of this Tennessee landscape, winding through a series of narrow valleys where small communities like Liberty and Dowelltown are concentrated. In the early 1960s, these rural enclaves remained deeply rooted in a network of family-named landmarks and local institutions. The map reveals an exceptionally high density of small burial grounds and rural houses of worship, such as Malone Chapel, New Hope Ch, and Fuller Chapel, which speak to the area's genealogical depth.

A notable geographic detail is the presence of the Center Hill Reservoir in the southeastern corner, where the map indicates land subject to controlled inundation by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. This transition from traditional river bottoms to reservoir management contrasts with the established agricultural life around Temperance Hall and Sykes, where the Temperance Hall Sch and numerous hollows—such as Clayborne Hollow and Jackson Hollow—point to a long history of upland farming and timbering.