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1950 Map of Murfreesboro

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Murfreesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Stones River National Battlefield anchors the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, preserving the grounds of a pivotal Civil War conflict. The city of Murfreesboro radiates from its historic core at the Courthouse, showing significant expansion through the 1980s revision layer. This growth is evidenced by the development of the Fairgrounds and the industrial presence of the TVA Substation. Beyond the urban center, the map transitions into a rural network of family-named landmarks and essential community institutions like the County Farm and County Hospital.

Transport routes follow historic paths, with the Seaboard System railroad and established pikes like Manson Pike and Franklin Road connecting outlying settlements. In the south, the terrain becomes more defined by the Barfield Knobs and Marshall Knobs, where small communities like Barfield and Crescent are situated near the West Fork Stones River. This map documents a critical period of modernization as traditional farming communities were increasingly integrated into the growing city's infrastructure.