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1947 Map of Mulberry

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Mulberry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Mulberry stands as a focal point in the northwest corner of this map, situated where the West Fork and East Fork converge to form Mulberry Creek. The landscape of the late 1940s is defined by a dense network of family-named hollows and ridges, such as Taylor Hollow and Crystal Ridge, which reveal a deeply rooted rural community. Historic industrial and social centers are clearly marked, including Lockes Mill on the East Fork and several educational landmarks like the Moore Chapel Sch and Crystal Ridge Sch.

To the south, the Elk River winds through Pitts Bend, paralleled by the Nashville Chattanooga And St Louis railroad. This transportation corridor connects the settlements of Kelso and Douglas. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the numerous small burial grounds and places of worship, such as Mt Moriah Ch, Gattis Ch, and the Whitaker Cem, which dot the hillsides between the drainage basins of Wabash Creek and Louse Creek.