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1965 Map of Moscow SE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Moscow SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

La Grange anchors the eastern edge of this Fayette County survey, where the Southern railroad corridor cuts a path through the rolling hills of the Wolf River valley. The landscape is heavily marked by rural community centers, with family cemeteries and small country churches such as Anderson Chapel and Hickory Grove Ch serving as focal points for the surrounding farmsteads. The curiously named settlement of Forty Five sits along the rail line west of La Grange, while Rather appears as a small node further north.

The hydrological network of Watkins Creek and the North Fork Wolf River reveals a complex drainage pattern that shaped local land use. For genealogists, the map is a significant record of mid-century social infrastructure, preserving the locations of numerous educational and religious sites including Franklin Sch, Jonesboro Sch, and the New Bethel Ch. This data captures a snapshot of West Tennessee rural life before modern consolidation changed the footprint of these small agrarian communities.