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1974 Map of Nashville

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Nashville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Nashville serves as the focal point of this Washington County survey, showing a well-established grid of streets including Washington St and Elm St centered around the Courthouse and Post Office. The surrounding landscape is a mix of agricultural land and resource extraction, notably the Oil Field and Quarry located west of the city. Industrial and transit lines are prominent, with the Louisville and Nashville and Missouri Illinois railroads intersecting at the town's core.

Rural life in the mid-1970s is documented through several small settlements and community landmarks like Cordes and Kempside. The map is particularly useful for genealogical research, capturing numerous burial sites such as Trinity Cem, St Peters Cem, and the Oak Grove Cem near Oakdale. Water features like Lanes Lake and the winding Elkhorn Creek define the drainage of the Pilot Knob and Plum Hill regions, while the Pipeline corridors trace the modern energy infrastructure of the era.