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1955 Map of New Concord

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of New Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Blood River and Kentucky Lake define the eastern edge of this Calloway County landscape, where the Tennessee Valley Authority documented the transition of rural terrain in the mid-20th century. The settlement of Pottertown sits in the north, while New Concord and New Providence anchor the southern reaches, connected by a network of local routes like Exell Road and Memorial Road.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the East Calloway School and numerous country churches such as Cherry Corner Church and Poplar Springs Ch. The topography is marked by deep cuts like Culpepper Hollow and Egypt Prong Hollow, with several small burial grounds including Grogans Cem, Barnett Cem, and Stubblefield Cem scattered across the ridges. A lookout tower provides a prominent landmark overlooking the many creeks feeding into the larger reservoir system.