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1936 Map of New Concord

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of New Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

New Concord and its surrounding Calloway County landscape are defined by the winding course of the Blood River as it appeared in 1936. This Tennessee Valley Authority and USGS collaboration captures a rural agricultural economy in the years before major hydrological changes. The map reveals a dense network of local landmarks essential for genealogists, including family-named burial grounds like Barney Cem, Lassiter Cem, and Lawson Cem.

Education and faith serve as the primary anchors for the dispersed population, with numerous country schools and churches scattered across the terrain. From Chestnut Grove Sch in the north to Macedonia Sch near the southern boundary, these sites reflect the small-scale community structure of the era. The land is heavily dissected by small waterways such as Goose Creek, Lax Creek, and Wildcat Creek, which shaped the placement of early settlements like Pottertown and New Providence.