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1958 Map of New Middleton

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of New Middleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Round Lick Creek and its many tributaries, including Jennings Fork Creek and Dry Fork Creek, carve through the rolling landscape along the border of Smith and Wilson counties. The area is characterized by a dense network of small agricultural communities and rural homesteads, anchored by settlements like New Middleton and the crossroads at Commerce. Numerous family-named landmarks and local institutions, such as Rawls Creek Ch and the Barnett Cem, reflect a deeply rooted rural society in the mid-20th century.

Revised data from 1976, shown in purple, highlights the development of the interstate corridor cutting east-west through the terrain, passing through Shaver Town toward New Middleton. This infrastructure change stands in contrast to the older networks of roads and hollows like Tuggle Hollow and Fuller Hol. The northern edge of the map features the rising waters of Old Hickory Lake, signaling the impact of large-scale water management on the local geography.