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1952 Map of Mc Ewen

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Mc Ewen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

McEwen and the nearby settlement of Gorman anchor this mid-century portrait of central Tennessee, defined by a complex network of hollows and ridges. The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and the Broadway of America highway serve as the primary east-west arteries, cutting through the landscape alongside Trace Creek. The terrain is characterized by deeply incised drainages like Enoch Hollow, Mullinax Hollow, and Pumpkin Hollow, which dictate the placement of rural homesteads and family cemeteries.

Social life in the early 1950s centered on numerous country churches and small educational outposts, including Liberty Sch and the Pruett Chapel School. Water sources such as Simpson Spring and Foree Spring provided essential resources for the dispersed population. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds, from the Bennyfield Cem to the Scurlock Cem, offering a detailed view of family landholdings before significant modern development.