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1960 Map of Memphis

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Memphis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Mississippi River dominates this mid-century portrait of the border between Tennessee and Arkansas, a landscape defined by industrial expansion and the shifting alluvial geography of the Presidents Island No. 45 and Vice Presidents Island No. 46. On the eastern bank, the urban footprint of Memphis extends through Frayser and Whitehaven, where an Industrial Development Area reflects post-war growth near T O Fuller State Park.

Westward across the water, the terrain in Crittenden County reveals a network of drainage infrastructure like Ditch No. 14 and Ditch No. 13 supporting agricultural settlements such as Mound City and Marion. The era’s transportation hub is anchored by the Port of West Memphis and the Downtown Airport, while numerous family-named landmarks and country churches like Mt Pisgah Ch and White Chapel provide essential data for genealogists tracing local history.