1950 Map of Middleton

About this map

Middleton serves as the primary rail hub on this mid-century survey, situated at the junction of the Southern and Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroads. The town's grid is surrounded by a rural landscape of ridges and creek bottoms, where small communities like Stewart and Lisbon were established along the drainage of Porters Creek. The map documents a high density of rural institutions, including the Chestnut Bluff School near Chestnut Bluff and multiple country churches such as New Hope Church and Gentrys Chapel. To the west, Rogers Springs is located along the Southern line near the Rogers Springs Creek. This 1950 field check captures the area's agricultural and industrial character, evidenced by the numerous cemeteries like Sandy Springs Cemetery and a Gas Pumping Station that mark the evolving Hardeman County countryside.