Bethel Springs and the surrounding rural landscape of the Chester and McNairy county line are defined by a network of family-named landmarks and small creek drainages. The area is characterized by scattered settlements such as Masseyville, Hickory Corners, and Finger, which are connected by a web of local routes like Old Friendship Rd and Laurel Hill Finger Rd. The terrain transitions from the elevations of Crown Point Hill and Rose Hill down to the fertile lowlands of Thomas Bottom and the banks of the Little Hatchie Creek. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial sites, including the Old Friendship Cem, Haltoms Chapel Cem, and Pine Bluff Cem, which anchor the local history of these unincorporated communities and farmsteads near Robertson.
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1936 · Purdy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1936 · Mt. Peter
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Mt. Peter
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Purdy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Hornsby
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Hornsby
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Rose Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Blytheville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Blytheville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Medon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000