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1985 Map of Murfreesboro

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Murfreesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Stones River National Battlefield and Cemetery serves as a centerpiece of this mid-1980s landscape, marking the historic Civil War site just northwest of the growing hub of Murfreesboro. The map illustrates a region in transition, where the expanding suburbs of Franklin and Brentwood meet the agricultural heart of Middle Tennessee. Significant landmarks like Middle Tennessee State University are well-established, while the Louisville & Nashville RR continues to define the transit corridors through Smyrna and down to Shelbyville.

Tracing the waterways reveals the influence of the Harpeth River and the winding Duck River, which carves through the Duck River Ridge. Small rural crossroads such as Poplins Crossroads, Taylor Crossroads, and Cates Crossroads reflect the older settlement patterns that persisted even as interstate highways began to reshape local connectivity. From the shores of Percy Priest Lake in the north to the distinctive terrain of The Barrens near Manchester, the sheet documents the complex social and physical geography of the Highland Rim and Central Basin.