1948 Map of Maysville

About this map

The Flint River meanders through this Madison County landscape, carving a wide valley between Berry Mountain and Nance Mountain. In the late 1940s, this area was defined by a network of small agricultural settlements like Maysville and Burdine, connected by the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads. The map documents an older layer of frontier history through the Old Cherokee Boundary line, which bisects the eastern hills near McNutty Reservation. Local industry and community life are anchored at Three Forks by the McCaleb Mill and the Riverton Sch, while numerous family cemeteries such as McCrary Cem and Jordan Cem offer vital clues for genealogical research. The presence of several reservations and the Madison County Lake suggest a transition toward managed land and recreation during the mid-twentieth century.