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1951 Map of Lynn Grove

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Lynn Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Lynn Grove sits at the heart of this rural landscape where the Tennessee Valley Divide snakes between the headwaters of the Mayfield Creek and the Middle Fork Clarks River. This area, mapped in the early 1950s with revisions from the 1970s, reveals a community structure centered on rural churches and small crossroads settlements like Harris Grove and Wiswell. The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns, with the East Fork Clarks River and Terrapin Creek carving the topography and dictating the placement of early homesteads and cemeteries.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the distribution of family-named landmarks and historical congregations, such as Williams Chapel and Beech Grove Church. The western portion of the map showcases the transition across the Graves and Calloway County line, while the southern margin reaches the State Line between Kentucky and Tennessee. The map also captures leisure and industry of the era, from The Oaks Country Club to the agricultural infrastructure of Silos near Jackson Creek.